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 [...]
Ford India in 2011: New beginnings
The Ford family embarked on a number of new journeys this year, from the all-new Fiesta to a Limited Edition Endeavour. Here’s a recap of the new cars from the Ford stable to hit the streets of India in 2011: In April, we unveiled the Ford Classic series in a brand-new avatar. With superior driving [...]
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 India sales cross 100,000 in 2011
Continuing the festive mood from Diwali last week, we are happy to announce that Ford India has sold more than 100,000 wholesale units so far this year, and sales are up 31 percent. Ford India sold 101,439 wholesale and export vehicles from January to October this year, compared to 77,324 units sold during the same [...]
Here comes the Endeavour 4×4 Hurricane Limited Edition!
Gearing up to the festive mood, we introduced the new 4×4 Hurricane – the latest Limited Edition variant of the popular all-terrain sports utility vehicle (SUV) Endeavour. The new Endeavour 4×4 Hurricane Limited Edition offers buyers greater value for money, enhanced tough and attractive look, greater safety and convenience on the vehicle. The Endeavour 4×4 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Open-House Discussion with Michael Boneham, President and MD, Ford India
Couple of weeks ago, we asked the Ford Figo community to post any questions they had about their Ford car that would be answered by Michael Boneham, president and managing director. We received an overwhelming number of questions, and Michael sat down with the team recently to answer your questions. Over to Michael: Dear Ford [...]
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. [...]
All-New Ford Fiesta launched in India today!
We launched the All-New Ford Fiesta today as promised but without any celebrations to express our deepest condolences and prayers for the people of Mumbai. Despite the serial blasts yesterday, the people of Mumbai showed a united face. Ford India salutes the spirit of the Mumbaikars. The exclusive and premium All-New Fiesta sedan is first [...]