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The layoff will cut 2,300 jobs in Germany, 1,300 in the United Kingdom and 200 in other regions in Europe

Ford Shelves Plan To Manufacture EVs In India For Exports

As part of the ongoing business restructuring in India, Ford has continued to explore possible alternatives for its manufacturing facilities

Ford Makes U-turn, Shelves Plans For EV Exports From India

The company did not offer details on its U-turn, while adding that its previously announced business restructuring continues as planned, including exploring alternatives for its manufacturing facilities in India

Foreign Carmakers Interested In Ford Plant In India: Minister

Ford India will wind down operations at a second factory, in Gujarat state, by the fourth quarter of 2021 and vehicle and engine manufacturing in the Tamil Nadu plant by 2022, the company said in September.

Ford Aims To Be World's #2 Electric Vehicle Maker Within 2 Years

The automaker's optimism stems from increasing demand for its next new EV, the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, with retail reservations approaching 200,000, Lisa Drake, chief operating officer of Ford North America, said.

Ford Is Going To Add 10,800 Jobs Making Electric Vehicles, Batteries

Notably, the new factories will provide a vast new supply of jobs that will likely pay solid wages. Most of the new jobs will be full-time, with a relatively small percentage having temporary status to fill in for vacations and absent workers.

Ford India Announces Leadership Rejig, MD To Step Down By Month-End

Ford India will wind down vehicle assembly in Sanand by the fourth quarter of 2021 and vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennai by the second quarter of 2022.

As Ford Exits, Auto Dealership Seek Govt Intervention

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

With Ford’s exit, a total of 464 dealers (excluding those dealing with Fiat, Mitsubishi) are said to have pumped in Rs. 2,485 crore with nearly 64,000 people employed thereof who were either axed or are about to be axed, claims FADA, industry association of auto-dealers in a letter sent to the Minister for Heavy Industries.

Ford To Shut Down Both Its Manufacturing Plants In India, To Sell Only Imported Vehicles

Ford India has an installed manufacturing capacity of 6,10,000 engines and 4,40,000 vehicles a year. It also exported its models such as Figo, Aspire, and EcoSport to over 70 markets around the world.

Global EV Sales To Rocket Post-Covid

Avishek Banerjee

EV sales will keep growing through the decade. Canalys forecasts that EVs will represent 48 per cent of all new cars sold in 2030

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Ford To Close Brazil Manufacturing Operations, Take $4.1 Billion In Charges

Brazil's Economy Ministry lamented Ford's decision to end production in the country and said it reinforced the need for reforms to improve the business climate.

Chip Shortage Forces Ford, Toyota, Nissan, FCA To Cut Vehicle Production

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Automakers and electronic makers are facing a global shortage of chips as consumer demand has been bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, causing manufacturing delays.

Ford Orders 12 Ultra-Cold Freezers To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines To Employees