Ford among the best employers in India for the 3rd successive year
Hurrah! We have been selected as one of the 25 Best Employers in India 2011 in an extensive nationwide study conducted by Aon Hewitt, a global human resources consultancy services company. Ford in India was ranked 17th and has earned the unique distinction of being the only Indian automobile manufacturer to have made it to [...]
Ford India’s strong business momentum continues in April
After breaking several sales records for the past few months, Ford India continued with its strong business momentum in April 2011. With domestic wholesales of 7319 vehicles and robust exports this month, the numbers are overwhelmingly positive . The quarterly numbers are encouraging as well. The company sold 42,395 wholesale and export vehicles from January [...]
Ford spoke to India’s favourite bloggers!
At the sidelines of the world’s most exciting consumer technology trade show in Las Vegas held in January—CES 2011—a few senior managers at Ford Motor Company spoke to India’s favourite bloggers: Kamla Bhatt (of the Kamla Show) and Kiruba Shankar. As Kamla and Kiruba posed them one question after another, we got some unusual and [...]
Ford India begins 2011 with record-breaking performance
We’ve started 2011 with a bang! January 2011 was the best sale month for Ford India ever, as we sold more than 10,000 cars (10,026 to be precise) last month. We did some quick math, and here’s what we discovered: Last month’s sales are a four-fold increase from January 2010 sales. Some other great numbers [...]
Ford India records second highest sales ever in October 2010
After our trek into Nepal, we have yet another reason to celebrate: in October 2010 we had the second highest sales month ever! We sold 9,026 units (vehicles) in October 2010, an increase of 161% from last October. Ford India had sold 3458 units the same month last year. From January to October 2010 (YTD), [...]
Ford treks into Nepal
It’s the festive season in both India and Nepal and the Ford teams in both countries have one more reason to celebrate— we’re opening our first dealership in Nepal! The brand new dealership, GO Ford, will sell our hottest model—the Ford Figo, along with Ford Fiesta, and vehicles from Thailand, the Ford Everest SUV and Ranger [...]
Figo is now the 5th largest selling car in India
It’s a great news for Figo fans. Your favourite car is recognised as the 5th largest selling car in India , thanks to your trust and support. Our objective was to offer a high value for money product to our customers and that has has been received and appreciated well resulting in growing Ford’s popularity [...]
Ford Endeavour 4X2 AT – Get set for urban adventures
Calling all SUV fans and adventure lovers: announcing the newest member of the Ford Endeavour family—the 3.0-litre 4×2 Automatic (AT). The latest addition to our SUV range, the new Ford Endeavour 4X2 AT is a dream come true for all city dwellers who want to drive their powerful car on urban roads during the week [...]
Ford Figo receives 25,000plus sales bookings in 100 days
We are happy to share with everyone that since the launch in March 2010, your favourite Figo has registered over 25,000 sales bookings, cementing its reputation as one of India’s most in-demand new cars. Ford Figo has also helped drive a sales volume of 235% for Ford India compared to year-on-year first half sales. Michael [...]
Fiesta Revs Past Six Figures!
It wasn’t an ordinary ride. And it wasn’t an ordinary car. When Michael Boneham drove off in a brand new Fiesta from our Chennai factory on May 5, 2010, he was driving away in a very special car. It was the 100,000th Fiesta to come off the line in our Chennai manufacturing facility. Boneham was [...]