- Ford India
The modern Ford India began production in 1998, although the roots trace back to 1907 when the Model A was launched. Its manufacturing facilities are in
Maraimalai Nagar nearChennai . Ford India began production in 1926, but was shut down in 1954. Production began again with the joint venture Mahindra Ford India, Limited (MIFL) in 1995, a 50-50 venture withMahindra & Mahindra Limited . Ford increased its interest to 72% in 1998 and renamed the company Ford India Limited. [http://business.mapsofindia.com/automobile/car-manufacturers/ford-india.html Ford India Private Ltd, Ford Cars India, Ford Motors India, Ford Fiesta India, Ford in India ] ]The first model was the
Ford Escort , which was later replaced by locally producedFord Ikon in 2001. It has since added Fusion, Fiesta, Mondeo, Endeavour and Endeavour Thunder+ [ [http://www.india.ford.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FIPL/DFYArticle/Standalone&cid=1178842160823&c=DFYArticle&pid=1131539230565&qid=1178842160668 Ford - Media Release: February 2008 ] ] to its product line. Other models included the Ford Zetec (MIFL) and Ford Escorts (MIFL).External Link
* [http://www.india.ford.com/ Ford India]
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