All-new Ford EcoSport: A closer look!
The all-new Ford EcoSport wowed car lovers across the world when our global team unveiled the car in New Delhi yesterday. If you’re hungry for more on the compact SUV that everyone’s talking about, we’ve got some pictures to excite you. These are early design sketches of the vehicle, straight from the team behind the [...]
Auto Expo 2012 begins: 8 reasons to visit the Ford stall!
Auto Expo 2012 kicks off today and we are super excited! For those looking forward to visiting our stand, here’s what you could expect: EcoSport Game: You can take control of the all-new Ford EcoSport with a motion sensing camera. Visitors will be able to control the compact SUV as it drives along the road, [...]
Ask Ford’s master designer your questions
This evening, J Mays, group vice president, Design, and chief creative officer, Ford Motor Company will answer questions on the new Ford EcoSport, car design and future design trends. How to ask your question: Tweet your question with the hashtag #ecosport. Post it as a comment on this Facebook note. About J Mays: J Mays [...]
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? [...]
“These are exciting times at Ford India!”
by Kumar Galhotra Three days ago, Ford India President and Managing Director Michael Boneham and I broke ground in Sanand, Gujarat, for a new billion-dollar manufacturing facility. A pooja ceremony, the breaking of a coconut and shovels in the dirt set the stage for a facility that included a vehicle manufacturing plant and an engine [...]
Namaste Gujarat! Ford’s new manufacturing and engine plant to open in Sanand
As part of our global expansion plans, and to meet growing demand in India, Ford Motor Company will build an integrated manufacturing facility comprising a state-of-the-art vehicle manufacturing facility and an engine plant in Sanand, Gujarat. Representatives from Ford and the State of Gujarat signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). We will invest approximately Rs. [...]
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: Why it’s just right for India!
Last week, we shared couple of cool videos in which Michael Boneham and Andrew Collinson told us why the all-new Ford Fiesta drives the best and looks gorgeous. Today we bring to you an interview with from Stefan Muenzinger (Head of Vehicle Integration- B-Car APA), who tells us why the all-new Ford Fiesta is absolutely [...]
All-new Ford Fiesta: Why it drives the best (and looks good too)!
The few lucky people who’ve seen or driven the all-new Ford Fiesta absolutely love it. And fans across the country are already asking us when they can see it on the roads – which would be soon enough. We bring to you some insider stories about the car that everyone’s talking about: from Michael Boneham [...]
All-new Fiesta: Powerful car, classy looks, engaging experience
After creating excitement for the Ford Fiesta at the Fiesta Café and the Tech Deep Dive, it’s time Fiesta fans across the country get to know more about the car. So here’s what you need to know about the all-new Ford Fiesta: New powertrains The all-new Fiesta’s got modern, fuel-efficient powertrains that not only deliver [...]