private limited go further type subsidiary industry automotive founded october 1995 as mahindra ford india limited headquarters maraimalai nagar chennai kanchipuram district tamil nadu 1 key people nigel harris president ford india products automobiles number of employees 10 000 parent ford motor company website www.india.ford.com ford ikon ford india private limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ford motor company in india . ford india private limited s headquarters are in maraimalai nagar chennai tamil nadu . it currently is the sixth largest car maker in india after maruti suzuki hyundai tata mahindra . contents 1 history 2 corporate governance 3 manufacturing facilities 4 models 4.1 current 4.2 discontinued 5 sales and service network 6 sales performance 7 exports 8 corporate social responsibility 9 references 10 external links history edit ford figo ford endeavour ford ecosport ford india private limited began production in 1926 as a subsidiary of the ford motor company of canada but was shut down in 1954 as the company was in loss . citation needed ford re entered the market in october 1995 as mahindra ford india limited mfil a 50 50 joint venture with mahindra & mahindra limited . ford increased its interest to 72 % in march 1998 and renamed the company ford india private limited . 2 the total investments made by ford motor company since it set shop in 1995 stands at 2 billion as of april 2012 . 3 corporate governance edit the management team of ford india comprises nigel harris president anurag mehrotra executive director of marketing sales & service rahul gautam vice president marketing george elisseou hr director david schock chief financial officer 4 manufacturing facilities edit fipl s main manufacturing plant located in maraimalai nagar 45 km from chennai has a capacity to produce 150 000 cars on a two shift basis and 200 000 with three shifts . in 2010 11 the company s production crossed the 100 000 mark . 5 as its new hatchback figo was launched in march 2010 6 ford motor company has invested 500 million to double capacity of the plant to 200 000 vehicles annually and setting up a facility to make 250 000 engines annually . 7 8 the engine plant opened for operations in january 2010 . 9 to meet the growing domestic demand and with an eye on engine exports the company has invested 72 million to raise engine production capacity to 330 000 units . 10 the company is rolling out the urban suv ford ecosport in june 2013 . it had announced a 142 million investment on this . with ford ecosport the chennai plant will ramp up to full capacity 200 000 units . last year production touched 127 000 units . 11 as part of its plan to launch 8 new vehicles by 2015 the car maker is pumping in an investment of 1 billion for a new state of the art manufacturing plant at sanand gujarat . the plant is coming up on 460 acre site . it will have an initial installed capacity to manufacture 270 000 engines and 240 000 vehicles a year . coming up alongside the plant is the supplier park spread across 150 acres and the company has attracted 19 world class supplier manufacturers to date . the plant is expected to commence production by 2014 . 12 once the sanand plant is fully operational ford india will have a cumulative capacity to make 440 000 cars and 610 000 engines annually . 13 models edit current edit as of february 2016 ford mustang launched july 2016 ford endeavour launched january 2016 ford ecosport launched june 2013 ford figo aspire launched august 2015 ford figo launched september 2015 14 discontinued edit ford ikon 1999 2010 ford escort 1996 2001 ford mondeo 2001 2006 ford fusion 2004 2010 ford endeavour 2003 2015 ford classic 2005 2015 ford fiesta 2011 2015 ford figo 2010 2015 sales and service network edit presently ford has more than 376 sales and service outlets in 209 cities across india . 15 sales performance edit in the year 2010 fipl recorded sales of 83 887 vehicles against 29 488 vehicles sold during the year 2009 and registered a sales growth of 172 % . 16 exports edit ford india currently exports 40 percent of its engine production and 25 percent of its car production to 35 countries some of them are south africa nepal mexico kenya bahrain angola bermuda ghana iraq liberia lebanon malawi madagascar mauritius nigeria senegal tanzania uae zambia and zimbabwe . 17 corporate social responsibility edit ford india s csr activities are focused primarily in four key areas road safety education healthcare and environment . 18 references edit ford plant and corporate office ford india private ltd ford cars india ford motors india ford fiesta india ford in india ford drives into sanand . business line . retrieved 8 september 2012 . http www.india.ford.com about corporate profiles ford looking to achieve full capacity ; plans to expand soon ford figo roll out by march 2010 ford virtual plant tour ford india to export small cars from mid 2010 ford india engine plant rolls out 1 00 000th unit ford india increases engine capacity . business today . retrieved 7 september 2012 . ford looking to achieve full capacity ; plans to expand soon . business line . retrieved 7 september 2012 . ford lays foundation for 1 b unit at sanand . business line . retrieved 7 september 2012 . ford india is changing the way its parent ford motor company functions . business today . retrieved 7 september 2012 . http auto.ndtv.com news new ford figo launched in india prices start at rs 429 lakh 1220737 http www.india.ford.com about ford records strong sales growth in 2010 figo caps the year with several awards ford india begins bulk export of cars from chennai ford india private limited 3ci score . 3ci group . retrieved 24 january 2016 . external links edit ford india private limited ford motor company v t e automotive industry in india automotive industry economy of india transport in india indian vehicle manufacturers active ashok leyland asia motor works bajaj auto chinkara motors eicher force hero hindustan hradyesh kerala lml mahindra group mahindra reva mahindra & mahindra mahindra international mahindra two wheelers mahindra tractors mahindra truck and bus maruti suzuki ofmk premier sml isuzu swaraj mazda bengal enamal tara international tata motors tata motors cars tvs vfj defunct hero motors sipani standard indian foreign joint venture vehicle manufacturers active eicher polaris tata marcopolo ve commercial vehicles defunct hero honda mahindra navistar mahindra renault components anand group jai jk tyre motherson sumi systems rane rane engine valve zf electronics tvs subsidiaries of foreign companies bmw india bharatbenz mercedes benz india ford india fiat chrysler india ferrari india fiat india gm india chevrolet india opel india honda india hyundai india porsche volkswagen india volkswagen group sales india audi india porsche india koda india volkswagen india renault nissan india nissan india renault india toyota india design studios taco faurecia design center other acma of india auto expo nha of india category v t e cars in india local brands force hindustan mahindra maruti suzuki movus premier stile tata joint ventures multix mahindra navistar foreign brands audi bentley bmw chevrolet ford fiat honda hyundai jaguar lamborghini land rover mercedes benz mini mitsubishi nissan porsche renault rolls royce koda toyota volkswagen volvo see also transport in india indian automobile industry registration plates v t e ford motor company marques current ford lincoln troller discontinued continental edsel mercury merkur meteor monarch fpv former aston martin daimler jaguar lagonda land rover th nk volvo divisions and subsidiaries current automotive components holdings ford of argentina ford brasil troller ford of canada ford of europe ford of britain ford germany ford romania ford india ford motor company of new zealand ford motor company philippines ford motor credit company ford racing ford team rs motorcraft special vehicle team discontinued ford of 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june 16 1903 headquarters dearborn michigan commons v t e ford india automobile timeline 1990s present type 1990s 2000s 2010s 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 subcompact figo ikon small family car fiesta classic escort fiesta large family car mondeo mini suv fusion ecosport suv endeavour retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ford india private limited & oldid 743490198 categories ford motor companyautomotive companies of indiamotor vehicle manufacturers of indiacompanies based in chennaicompanies established in 1995indian subsidiaries of foreign multinational companieshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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