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Ford vehicles were manufactured in two plants. One in Chennai and one in Gujarat.
American auto maker Ford Motor has decided to start manufacturing cars in India again. The company will manufacture cars at its Chennai manufacturing plant. The cars made here will only be exported to the global market, but will not be sold in India.
Ford Motor gave this information by issuing a statement. The company said in its statement that currently the company employs 12,000 people in Tamil Nadu. This number is expected to increase by another 2,500 to 3,000 in the next three years.
The company also has an engine unit in Sanand, Gujarat, which houses Ford’s second-largest salaried workforce worldwide. Ford continues to operate customer support services for its 1 million long-standing customers in the country, including car service, parts and warranty services.
Workers work on an assembly-line at a Ford factory near Chennai in 2012.
Only cars will be exported from here The company had shut down its manufacturing operations in India about 3 years ago. Now it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Tamil Nadu government to start work at the Chennai plant. This plant will manufacture vehicles for export to global markets under the company’s Ford+ Growth Plan.
Kay Hart, President, Ford International Markets Group, said, ‘While we are exploring various options for the Chennai plant, we are grateful for the support we are receiving from the Tamil Nadu government.’
Chief Minister MK Stalin welcomed The letter of intent with Hart was signed by Chief Minister MK Stalin. He welcomed Ford’s return to Tamil Nadu. He posted on social media X and said, ‘We have resumed Ford’s three-decade-old partnership with Tamil Nadu.’
Tata Motors had bought Ford’s Sanand plant In January last year, Tata Motors acquired Ford’s Sanand plant in Gujarat to increase its EV production. In 2021, Ford announced the closure of operations in India amid losses and a slowdown in passenger vehicle sales during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The figure of 10 lakh customers was touched in 2018 Ford entered India in 1995 in partnership with Mahindra. At that time the company was named Mahindra Ford India Limited (MFIL). Ford India touched the 1 million customer mark in July 2018. Then the company’s President and Managing Director Anurag Mehrotra had said that we are proud to reach 1 million customers in India. We are indebted to the trust of our customers.
Ford used to sell cars like Figo, Aspire, Ecosport Ford used to sell cars like Figo, Aspire, EcoSport and Endeavor in India. Ford used to manufacture its vehicles in Sanand (Gujarat) and Maraimalai (Chennai) plants. It employed around 4000 employees. The company had more than 11,000 employees across the country.
