Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and two of its partners, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co (000625.SZ) and Japan’s Mazda Motor (7261.T), has had to recall more than 236,000 sedans in China after reports that the vehicles have a defect which can lead to engine failure under certain circumstances.
China’s quality control office said that it had received an application from the three-way partnership on Monday.
The companies are recalling Focus cars made between Aug. 18 2008 and May 28 2010 because the vehicles can be prone to engine failure under certain circumstances, according to a statement posted on the website China’s of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
The joint venture between Ford, Mazda, and Chongqing Changan produces Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo and other sedan models in China.
