Recently, Ford Motor Co. has proposed a new strategic investment plan for a plant near Bordeaux, France, said by Stephen Odell, head of the automaker’s European unit.

In a press conference which was attended by Odell and French Finance Minister, Odell mark a point that this investment plan has a major focus on bringing training and technology in Bordeaux, Southwest France.

Dry and dirty conditions prevailing in Mexico hampered the prospective of BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team for the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The dirt roads made Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila and championship leaders Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen to put something extra to reach at the finish.