Ford inaugurates new manufacturing and engine plant in Sanand

  • Mar 27, 2015
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This new production facility will double Ford's annual installed capacity to 6,10,000 engines and 4,40,000 vehicles; Ford Figo Aspire is the first vehicle to roll out from this plant

Ford inaugurates new manufacturing and engine plant in Sanand

Ford has inaugurated its new manufacturing and engine plant in Sanand, Gujarat. The launch of this integrated new manufacturing facility was attended by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel, Saurabhbhai Patel, Minister of Finance and Vijaybhai Rupani, Minister of Transport. This will be Ford’s second plant in India and it will begin operations by producing the soon to be launched Figo Aspire compact sedan. (Also read: Official: Ford names new compact sedan as Ford Figo Aspire).

Speaking on this occasion, Mark Fields, President and CEO, Ford, said, “With the opening of our plant in Sanand, we have taken our growth commitment to a new high in India. We are doubling our manufacturing capacity in India, creating good jobs and serving our customers around the world with great products.”

This will be Ford second plant in India and it will begin operations by producing the soon to be launched Figo Aspire compact sedan

Ford has invested over Rs 6,289 crore in these two facilities in Sanand since 2011. This new production facility sprawls a good 460 acres and includes stamping, body, paint and assembly operations for vehicle manufacturing, as well as machining and assembly operations for engine manufacturing.

This new production facility sprawls a good 460 acres

This new vehicle manufacturing plant in Sanand will have an initial installed annual capacity of 2,40,000 units, while the engine plant will have an initial installed annual capacity of 2,70,000 engines. Ford’s Sanand plant will launch with single shift operations supported by approximately 2,500 employees. 

The Ford Figo Aspire is the first vehicle to roll out from the Sanand plant. The Figo Aspire platform will also spawn the new generation Figo hatchback which will also be built at this plant. The new Figo Aspire will be launched in the second half of this year. The carmaker is also readying the next-gen Ford Endeavour SUV for India which is also expected to be launched this year.

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