Performance drives Ford's growing popularity, impact

Ford Motor is staging a performance car offensive in China as it looks to introduce as many as 12 models into the world's largest auto market by 2020.

The first model to arrive this year will be the all-new 2017 F-150 Raptor, the company's high-performance off-road pickup truck, and to raise the bar even higher, it will be the upscale version of the truck, the four-door Supercrew.

The first shipment is already on its way to China, although a Ford spokesperson wouldn't disclose how many vehicles are being shipped.