Ford had registered the name 'Splash' with the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks Registry on August 16, 2002.
Ford India launched the premium action sports utility vehicle, which is equipped with a 2.5 litre duratorq engine and is available as 4x2 wheel drive and 4x4 wheel drive variants at the cost of Rs 14,72,000 ($36,058).
The company had drawn flak from different quarters for the posters, one of which also depicted socialite Paris Hilton hauling the three Kardashian sisters in the trunk of the Figo hatchback.
Earlier in May, Ford India announced that it had dropped its plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) in India, which it intended to export, under the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI). Ford was among 20 companies that had signed a Champion OEM Incentive Scheme under the PLI project with the government in February this year. The decision comes as a blow for the 4,000-odd employees at Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai and in Sanand, Gujarat. In September last year, the company had announced that it would exit the India market, which it had entered in 1995 through an on-again, off-again joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra (they split in 1998, signed a JV in 2019 and split again in December 2020), retailing petrol and diesel brands such as the EcoSport, Figo, Aspire, and Endeavour.
The recall will impact different batches of Figo and Classic models manufactured between January 2010 and June 2012.
Ford is looking at multiple platforms to drive into India's small car market.
New Ford Fiesta will give firm competition to others in the C segment.
Even as it is struggling to run its existing plants at half their capacity, due to dwindling sales, Ford India is pressing ahead with its Rs 4,000-crore vehicle and engine plant in Gujarat.
Ford India has entered into a collaboration with car designer Dilip Chabaria who would customise its Fiesta model according to customers' requirements even as the company does not plan to introduce any model in the Indian market this year.\nFord's 'i
Auto maker Ford India on Thursday said it has hiked prices by 1-5 per cent on different models with immediate effect to offset rising input costs.
Figo Aspire will be the company's first ever sub-4 meter sedan.
It plans to recall another 700 EcoSport vehicles made between January and February 2016 and fitted with a 60/40 rear folding seat
Ford India on Thursday announced the launch of a new variant 'Ford Endeavour with hurricane gear' in the domestic market as part of its efforts to consolidate its position in the fast-growing sports utility vehicles segment.
Ford India on Wednesday launched a new line of its mid-size 'Ikon' model adding two new variants 'LXi' and 'EXi' and improved versions of the existing 'ZXi' and 'Flair' as part of efforts to increase market share.
Car maker Ford plans to unveil a new concept vehicle at the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo as the company looks to tap growth in the compact car segment India.
In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, US auto major Ford has asked its 10,000 employees in India, except those in business-critical roles, to work from home, a step which has also been taken up by Swedish luxury car maker Volvo. A Ford India spokesperson said, in recent days, the company has concluded that the issue of coronavirus has taken on a different dimension.
The revised prices enhances the accessibility of these outstanding products, which offer segment-first safety features and class-leading technologies
Share of diesel vehicles has been on the rise in the overall vehicle sales in the country.
The move will make it the first global automobile major to design a vehicle here
EcoSport has unbelievable fuel economy and a fascinating futuristic look.
If all goes well, Ford India will park its second manufacturing unit right next to Tata Motors' Nano factory at Sanand.
So far, the current year has not been great for the leading car exporters from India. In the top five list of exporters -- Hyundai, Ford, Maruti Suzuki, General Motors and Volkswagen -- it is only Hyundai which is clocking a growth.
Carmaker Ford India launched on Thursday a new customer support initiative -- Ford Roadside Assistance, under which it will offer round-the-clock on-site emergency breakdown service to its existing and new customers.
Ford Classic Titanium is an entry level sedan, which has been blessed with a number of advanced features and most importantly improved mileage.
Carmaker Ford India is gearing up for the launch of its next vehicle later this year. The company expects the new product to steer it towards the much-awaited turnaround.
US-based car maker Ford's Indian subsidiary, Ford India, will start making engines at its Tamil Nadu plant for its facilities in the Asia Pacific and Africa regions in the first half of 2010.
Ford India will increase the price of its entry-level sedan Ikon by up to 1.5 per cent from April as it looks to offset rising component import bills due to rupee depreciation.
Ford launches all-new Figo, price starts at Rs 4.29 lakh.
There's issue related to the Glow Plug Module.
The price of the new petrol variant starts at Rs 686,000, while the diesel one begins with Rs 782,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
The car will take on Honda City and Hyundai Verna.
Ford expects the sagging car demand to get a boost during the forthcoming festive season.
The past two years have seen a 30 per cent jump in the number of cities with Ford outlets.
The first discordant note has just been struck in actor Abhishek Bachchan's new-year symphony, which had thus far been about the success of Guru and his engagement to sweetheart and co-star Aishwarya Rai.
Michael Boneham, president, Ford India, said the small car would be engineered for Indian conditions and that the company was keeping options open for both petrol and diesel variants. Ford's mall car will mark its entry into the mainstream segment, popularly known as the B segment cars in India, which accounts for a little over 70 per cent of the 1.3 million India car market.
The carmaker on Thursday signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government for the $500-million expansion programme at its manufacturing facility at Maraimalai Nagar a city suburb.
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