Ford’s Global Week of Caring: Make the 3Rs work for you
In our earlier post, we explained how Ford India strived hard earlier this month to make a difference in the local community and the environment, as part of our Global Week of Caring. In this post, we explain how you can make your life more ecofriendly using the 3Rs concept. What is the 3Rs concept? [...]
Ford’s Global Week of Caring: India reaches out
It’s that time of the year again—when Ford employees across six continents extend a helping hand to the community, as part of our Global Week of Caring (GWC). While we do spend time and effort to reach out to our community throughout the year, GWC is a special week to combine all our efforts in [...]
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 [...]
June news: 1 lakh Figos sold, Ford India sales up 53%
In June 2011, we delivered our 100,000th Figo while our increased sales by 53 percent for the year. Ford India sold more than 60,000 cars (wholesale and export vehicles) from January to June 2011, compared to 39,465 cars sold during the same period last year. In June alone, we sold 9,145 vehicles, compared to 8,483 units [...]
All-new Ford Fiesta update: Production begins at Chennai plant
We’re happy to announce that we have kicked off production of the all-new Ford Fiesta in our Chennai plant. The Maraimalai Nagar engine plant will produce the advanced 1.5L Ti-VCT petrol and Duratorq TDCi diesel engines for the car. These extremely agile and fuel-efficient engines helped Fiesta achieve class-leading fuel economy figures of 17 km/L [...]
President on the Shop Floor
It was a typical Tuesday at our Maraimalainagar plant and the afternoon shift at the Blanking and Stamping department was about to start when a special visitor dropped by. It was Michael Boneham, president and managing director of Ford India, ready to spend time on the shop floor with the people who play a vital [...]
Guess who’s coming to India?
It’s the all-new, global Ford Fiesta! Yes, you read that right! The all-new, award-winning Ford Fiesta is coming to India this year. This marks the first in a series of eight new global products that Ford plans to introduce in India by the middle of this decade. Announcing the new Fiesta’s eagerly awaited arrival, Michael [...]
Chennai plant is a green leader!
You’ve heard from us earlier on how our Maraimalai plant in Chennai has put in a lot of efforts to be as green as possible. Well, our efforts have been rewarded, because Ford India recently received the 2009 APA Environmental Leadership Award for its innovative efforts to reduce landfill waste. In a ceremony at the [...]
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 [...]
Figo starts production!
February 5, 2010 was an exciting and memorable day for everybody at Ford India. It was a day when we achieved not one, but two milestones – a day of double celebrations! Firstly, it was a proud moment as our Figo’s first production model was driven off the assembly line at the Maraimalai Nagar plant [...]
