One of the successful models EcoSport was the millionth vehicle to roll off the Chennai assembly line on Wednesday.
"Chennai is from where we started our Make in India journey," said Balasundaram Radhakrishnan, executive director - manufacturing at Ford Chennai Vehicle Assembly & Engine Plant. "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 India's $1 billion manufacturing facility at Chennai started commercial production 16 years ago in 1999 and currently manufactures Ford EcoSport, Ford Fiesta and Ford Endeavour.
Spread over 350 acres, the integrated Chennai complex also houses an engine assembly plant that started commercial operations in 2008. The engine plant features Ford's single-flexible production line, configured to build both petrol and diesel engines simultaneously.
The integrated Chennai facility has an installed capacity to assemble up to 200,000 vehicles and 340,000 engines a year.
Apart from meeting local demand, the vehicles and engines made at Chennai facility are exported to more than 40 markets across the globe, including parts of ASEAN, Europe, West Asia and Africa.
