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 [...]
Engine rollout from Chennai plant : 1 lakh and counting!
Our Maraimalainagar Nagar engine facility in Chennai has just crossed a major milestone: rolling out its 100,000th engine this month! We achieved this milestone in just 14 months after the engine plant began operations in January 2010. That shows how fast wheels are turning at Ford India (pun intended)! Congratulating the plant employees for this fantastic achievement, [...]
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 [...]
Ford Figo’s Body-building for Quality
The robots at our Maraimalai plant are quite versatile. In an earlier post, we told you how they paint a Ford car. In this post, we will tell you how the robots put your vehicle together at the plant’s body shop. The new state of the art facility has an array of high-tech robotics – [...]
Painting the Ford Plant Green
Green is a favourite colour at Ford’s Maraimalai plant near Chennai, where the Figo is being produced. The plant has almost 50 acres of green cover that includes well-tended lawns and a green belt. This is just one aspect of Ford’s commitment to the environment and the community. Across the plant, Ford has also put [...]
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 [...]
