Ford Motor Co. cannot be held liable in a case involving asbestos-containing auto parts manufactured and distributed by its subsidiary in the United Kingdom, the state Superior Court has ruled.

A three-judge panel Wednesday upheld Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Ford. The panel was composed of Judges Kate Ford Elliott and Sallie Updyke Mundy, and Senior Judge John L. Musmanno.