One Millionth Vehicle & Engine Produced at Ford's Chennai Facility

Ford India's facility in Chennai, which started operations in 1999, recently produced its one millionth vehicle and engine. The vehicle in question was the Ford EcoSport that rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday.

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Balasundaram Radhakrishnan, Executive Director - Manufacturing, Ford Chennai Vehicle Assembly & Engine Plant, said, "Chennai is from where we started our make in India journey. 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."

Ford's US$ 1 billion manufacturing facility in Chennai started commercial production 16 years ago and sees the manufacture of cars like the Ford EcoSport, Ford Fiesta and Ford Endeavour. The facility also houses an engine assembly plant that features the carmaker's single-flexible production line and can make both, petrol and diesel engines simultaneously. Ford's Chennai facility has an installed capacity to assemble up to 200,000 vehicles and 340,000 engines a year.

Apart from helping the carmaker cater to the demand in India, the vehicles and engines made at this facility are also exported to over 40 markets across the globe.