• The US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear (centre) poses for a photo with Hai Duong Communist Party chief Bui Thanh Quyen (left) and the Ford Vietnam managing director Jesus Metelo Arias (right) in front of a new model of the Ford EcoSport during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
    The US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear (centre) poses for a photo with Hai Duong Communist Party chief Bui Thanh Quyen (left) and the Ford Vietnam managing director Jesus Metelo Arias (right) in front of a new model of the Ford EcoSport during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
  • A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
    A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
  • A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
    A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
  • A man checks a new model Ford EcoSport car during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
    A man checks a new model Ford EcoSport car during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
  • A new model Ford EcoSport SUV is driven on to a truck during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
    A new model Ford EcoSport SUV is driven on to a truck during its launch ceremony. Kham / Reuters
  • A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
    A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
  • US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear checks the cabin of a new model Ford EcoSport. Kham / Reuters
    US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear checks the cabin of a new model Ford EcoSport. Kham / Reuters
  • A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
    A man works at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
  • Men work with an engine at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters
    Men work with an engine at the Ford Vietnam factory. Kham / Reuters

In pictures: The making of the new Ford EcoSport


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The new SUV was launched at Ford’s Vietnam factory amid quickening economic growth in the second quarter.