It’s time for the patient car buyer to celebrate, now that almost all major auto companies have slashed car prices. Maruti Suzuki was the first to cut prices after the announcement of the stimulus package by the government and Hyundai Motor followed soon after. Other carmakers too were quick to announce massive discounts on their models. The Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Hindustan Motors, Hyundai, Mahindra, Mahindra Renault, Mitsubishi, Tata, Toyota

Ford Motor India has announced a heavy discount on its mid-sized sedan, the Ford Fiesta, for ten days starting from December 3, 2008. The company is following in the footsteps of its rival Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), which sold the Civic hybrid at an unprecedented 37 per cent discount for a limited period, a move that turned out to be immensely Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Carmaker Ford India appointed Timothy Tucker as Vice President Sales. Prior to this, Mr. Tucker has served as managing director of Ford Vietnam and managing director of Ford Malaysia consecutively. He joined Ford in 1985 and had held senior management positions in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East in Operations, Sales and Marketing. Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

MapmyIndia, a leading player in premium-quality digital maps and consumer navigation services will be partnering up with Ford India to sell MapmyIndia Navigator(GPS navigation device) in Ford cars. MapmyIndia Navigator is included with the Navi Gear variant of the Ford Endeavour. It is also offered as an extra accessory feature, fitted on Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Second time in a row, Skoda Auto India topped the customer satisfaction survey in JD Power Asia Pacific 2008 India Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study. The study, in its 9th year, surveyed 5,416 new passenger car owners in 20 Indian cities having ownership tenure of two to six months. Forty-one different passenger car brands were assessed in the Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mahindra, Mahindra Renault, Maruti, Skoda, Tata, Toyota

Car manufacturer Ford India announced the third phase launch of Roadside Assistance Service (RSA) in Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Jaipur. The RSA initiative provides Ford customers with a hassle-free driving experience in and around the city. The company has already launched these services in nine major cities including metros and with the Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Automaker Ford India is considering launching a small car in the Indian market by 2010. Speaking to the press on the launch of the new sports version of its sedan Fiesta, Mr. Michael Boneham said that the small car segment holds 75 per cent in Indian market and on the launch of the small car real volumes for Ford will come in. They are Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

U.S. auto giant’s Indian subsidiary Ford India launched a new sports variant of its sedan Fiesta; 1.6 S. The variant will have design revisions and upgraded fabrics and leather and is priced at Rs 7.15 lakh (ex – Showroom, New Delhi). Talking to the press Mr. Michael Boneham, president of Ford India said that the bold styling of new Fiesta Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Ford Endeavour ranked highest in the vehicle dependability for the sports utility vehicles (SUV) segment, according to J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2008 India Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The study measures problems experienced by original owners of 30- to 42-month-old vehicles by examining more than 150 problem symptoms across nine vehicle Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

The government has imposed an additional excise duty of about Rs. 15,000-20,000 as a specific levy on large cars, MUVs (multi-utility vehicles) and SUVs (sports utility vehicles) produced in India. Excise duty on cars of engine capacity exceeding 1500cc and upto 1,999cc has been increased by Rs 15,000 per unit. Similarly, vehicles having engine Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mahindra, Mahindra Renault, Maruti, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda, Tata, Toyota

Michael Boneham will take charge of Ford India and become its fifth managing director. Mr. Boneham is currently the Executive Director (Operations) and will take over as the new Managing Director of Ford India. He will succeed Arvind Mathew who has been shifted to a leadership role in the global product development team. Mr. Mathew has been Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Ford India launched 24 hours roadside assistance service in Hyderabad. Ford India has launched its 24-hour Ford Service Roadside Assistance (Ford Service RSA), in Hyderabad The after-sales service program aims to provide Ford customers in the city stress-free vehicle ownership and motoring experience. The scheme includes free roadside Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Tata Motors acquired Ford's British marquees Jaguar and Land Rover for 2.30 billion dollars in an all cash deal, sealing a deal that it pursued for nine months. Under the deal, Tata would continue to source engine from Ford, which would be paying about 600 million dollars toward the pension liabilities of Jaguar-Land Rover employees. Tata Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata

Ford has got permission from government to supply its Ikon Flair for institutional purposes. Ford India has entered into an alliance with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D) to supply Ikon at a special rate. “Fleet sales operations form an integral part of our aggressive sales programme. The approval by the DGS&D is great news Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Ford has passed on the slashing down of excise duty to its customers and reduced the price of its Fusion by Rs. 22,000. The car will now be available at Rs. 6,75,081 (ex-showroom Mumbai) and Rs. 6,43,500 (ex-showroom Delhi). Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Mr. Scott McCormack, the Vice-President (Marketing and Sales) for Ford India said that the company will make a $500 million investment to produce small cars for the Indian market and that these vehicles should be available in next 24 months. The car will be small according to the prescribed norms of the Indian government, i.e., a 1200 cc Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

According to a Unite union official Dave Osborne, Ford and Tata will announce the inking of their JLR agreement by March 5th or 6th. Osborne mentioned the signing of a tripartite agreement between Tata Motors, Ford Motors and JLR union and following this, Land Rover and Jaguar will be Tata’s holdings. Osborne also added that “Tata denied rumors Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata

After having reworked on the Ikon, Endeavour and Fusion, Ford is sending to scissors its mid-size sedan Fiesta. Ford India’s Vice President (Sales, marketing & service) Scott McCormack said, “Fiesta is our strong brand. But since all products have a lifecycle, Fiesta will also need some changes to maintain its strong presence in the Indian Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Tata might be in talks with Ford for acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover but Tata wants Jaguar to be managed under a different label altogether, say industry sources. This precaution is taken so that the Jaguar losses don’t rub on to Tata Motors. Jaguar and Land Rover’s union Unite may not support this decision though. The talk between Tata Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata

Tuesday saw the launch of new 3.0L 16 valves TDCi Ford Endeavour Thunder-plus. Scott McCormack, Ford India’s Vice-President, Marketing, said, “The new SUV delivers unmatched power, best-in-class torque, cleaner tailpipe emissions and excellent fuel efficiency. The result is a comfortable and premium 4 by 4 SUV ready to overcome the challenges of Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Since the talks on November 20th, the officials from Tata and Ford Union haven’t gotten together to discuss how things stand with the Tata’s JLR takeover. Eddie Barrett of Unite (the Union for Ford) said, “We haven’t really met Tata yet since the presentation last year, so this will be a very important meeting.” When the meeting takes place in Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata

It looks like it is going to be a while before Tata can lay their hands on the JLR agreement. The Ford management is going to go into talks again with Unite, the labour union, over the issues of jobs and staying put with the production facilities in England. The meeting is to be held on Monday and is a continuation of the talks held on February Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata

Ford Motor Co. introduced a new Fiesta line-up – its mid-size sedan – on 13th February. The base variant is priced at 5.93 lakhs which is 5000- odd rupees more than the earlier base variant. The 1.4 ZXI Duratec has been replaced with 1.6L ZXI Duratec model. Now the three variants, vis. 1.4 EXI, 1.6 ZXI and 1.6 SXI will be available for Rs. 5.93 Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford

Mark Fields, president of Ford North America, said during Chicago Auto Show that the “detailed discussions” with Indian automakers about the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar will soon draw to an end “in the relatively near term.” He also said that Ford is expectant of a 16 million auto sale in year 2008 with volumes increasing in the second-half Read More...

• Email This
• Filed Under: Ford, Tata