Ford India in 2011: Milestones galore!
For our team at Ford India, 2011 was a year of achieving milestones and breaking records. In June, our team celebrated the astounding milestone of selling 100,000 Ford Figos in a mere 15 months since launch. The continuous demand for the Ford Figo has reinforced our growing status as a reliable manufacturer of small, fuel [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Figo gets the star treatment
It was a big moment for the Ford Figo Bharat Yatra on September 14. A celebration dedicated to the Figo, held especially for the dedicated workers and staff at Chennai’s Ford production plant in Maraimalai Nagar, made for a memorable day. The morning began in Padappai, just outside Chennai. Padappai, which means a beautiful flower [...]
Gujarat plant news: Groundbreaking at Sanand
A short while ago, we broke ground at Sanand, Gujarat for our new, state-of-the-art integrated manufacturing facility. The facility will house new vehicle manufacturing and engine plants. The first vehicles and engines are scheduled to come off the line in 2014. Ford leadership during the Gujarat plant groundbreaking ceremony As we announced a few weeks [...]
July 2011 News: Sales up 45%, new plants in Gujarat
What a difference a year can make. From just 49,000-odd cars last year from Jan to July, we sold 71,347 vehicles in the first seven months of 2011. That’s a jump of 45 per cent! And this sales performance reinforces our recent decision to build new Ford manufacturing facilities in Gujarat. We are also expanding [...]
Ford Fiesta Classic unveiled!
Legends reinvent themselves for a new innings. And today India’s favourite Fiesta, already loved by more than 1,00,000 owners, will be nothing short than a Classic. We are proud to announce the launch of the new Fiesta Classic series– it’s the legendary B-segment sedan from our stable, but in a new avatar. In its new [...]
From metal to machine: the journey of a Ford car (Part 1)
“Have you ever seen a car factory in India? Been explained, in the highest detail, the entire production process by Heads of Manufacturing? Right from the time that sheets of steel come in, to the car actually rolling out? I’ve been to other factories before, but no one allowed a camera inside. I was pleasantly [...]
Ford India and Ford Figo in the Press
Ford India and Ford Figo continue to bask in the media spotlight. Here are some snippets from last fortnight’s press coverage. Economic Times reported that Ford will launch a new model in India every 12 to 18 months, while Wheels Unplugged mentioned the growing number of Ford dealerships in the country, breaching the 150-mark by [...]
Chennai factory is dressed up to deliver the new Figo!
The Ford Figo, which we unveiled last month, garnered much attention in India and around the world. From the common man to the world’s leading news publications — everyone is talking about it. For this fabulous new car, we have a fabulous factory — our rejuvenated integrated manufacturing plant in Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai. The plant [...]
