Ford India rolls out 1 millionth EcoSport

It was a day of celebration for Ford India Pvt Ltd. as they rolled out the 1 millionth Ford EcoSport off the Chennai assembly line on Wednesday. It is a milestone for the facility that kick-started the company’s growth journey in the dynamic Indian market in 1999. Spread over 350 acres, the integrated Chennai complex also houses an engine assembly plant that commenced commercial operations in 2008. The engine assembly line at the Chennai plant is configured to build both petrol and diesel engines simultaneously. The integrated Chennai facility has an installed capacity to assemble up to 2 lakh vehicles and 3.4 lakh engines a year.

“Chennai is from where we started our make in India journey,” Balasundaram Radhakrishnan, executive director - manufacturing at Ford Chennai Vehicle Assembly & Engine Plant, said.

“Apart from being a global manufacturing hub for Ford, the facility has set new benchmarks in adopting processes that not only ensure global quality but significantly reduce our carbon footprint.” he further added.

The Chennai facility has been a key part of Ford’s ‘Make in India’ vision establishing India as a global manufacturing hub for small cars and low-displacement engines. Apart from meeting local demand, the quality vehicles and engines made at Ford’s Chennai facility are exported to more than 40 markets across the globe, including parts of ASEAN, Europe, Middle-East and Africa.