The new 21.4-hectare manufacturing plant acquired from Ford will be operational starting January 29. In a plan to strengthen its production and sales base in the ASEAN region, Mitsubishi will be increasing its sales on Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines, the region's five major markets, from 270,000 vehicles in 2013 to 390,000 by 2016. Here, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC)…