Ford India ends Production of Vehicles in India

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Ford is looking to wrap up its Indian manufacturing operations and may take a call on its Maraimalainagar and Sanand factories later this year. Towards this, the American automaker has been in talks with various car companies for both contract manufacturing and/or sale of its Indian factories, the latest with Ola, which could use Ford’s factories to build electric cars.

Ford looks to wrap up India factory operations soon; in talks with Ola for contract manufacturing - Times of India

India Business News: Ford is looking to wrap up its Indian manufacturing operations and may take a call on its Maraimalainagar and Sanand factories later this year. Toward

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Ford Motor to close manufacturing plants in India after $2 billion loss

The decision by Ford Motor Company to shutter plants in Sanand and Chennai comes after accumulated losses over 10 years and lack of growth. At least 4,000 employees to be affected by the move.

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Ford EcoSport, Endeavour, Figo, Aspire Discontinued From India - Official

Ford has officially announced their exit from India. All their cars which are on sale in India, have been discontinued from today.

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Here is the video announcement of Anurag Mehrotra, President & Managing Director, Ford India:

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When asked if the company may consider selling electric cars in India as well, a Ford India spokesman said, “there have been no specific discussions on this right now, but it is not out of the realm of future consideration".

Ford Mulling Over Starting Operations in India Again, This Time With Electric Vehicles

Ford has two car plants in the country. In a statement on Friday, the company said it was "exploring the possibility of using a plant in India as an export base for EV manufacturing."

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Ford Motor, opens new tab said on Friday it plans to restart manufacturing at its factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, two years after it ended production in India, the world's third-largest car market.

The major U.S. carmaker said it intends to use its shuttered Chennai plant in Tamil Nadu for manufacturing for export but did not give details of what it will build. Ford previously built both cars and engines at the factory.

Ford says to restart India production for exports after two-year gap