Ford India rolls out millionth vehicle, EcoSport

Ford India’s Tamil Nadu plant produced its one millionth vehicle and engine at its Chennai Vehicle Assembly and Engine Plant (CVAEP), a milestone for the facility that kick-started the company’s growth journey in the dynamic Indian market in 1999.

The Ford EcoSport was the millionth vehicle to roll off the Chennai assembly line.

 “Chennai is from where we started our ‘Make in India’ journey,” Balasundaram Radhakrishnan, Executive Director — Manufacturing at Ford Chennai Vehicle Assembly and Engine Plant, said on Thursday.

 “Ford India’s $1-billion manufacturing facility at Chennai started commercial production 16 years ago in 1999 and today makes renowned nameplates such as Ford EcoSport, Ford Fiesta and Ford Endeavour,” he added.