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Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,205 Points:1,111,790 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 8:51:58 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse SANAND, India — On a baking-hot plain in western India, Ford is preparing the ground for one of its biggest investments in Asia, a $1 billion car assembly and engine plant designed to more than double its manufacturing capacity here. Visit Washington Post for full article

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SANAND, India — On a baking-hot plain in western India, Ford is preparing the ground for one of its biggest investments in Asia, a $1 billion car assembly and engine plant designed to more than double its manufacturing capacity here.
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RickythePilot Champion Author Florida Posts:1,147 Points:236,235 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 6:55:43 PM Ignore RickythePilot Report Abuse American company, hahaha what a joke. Expect your next "American" car to be made mostly in India.
BobBG All-Star Author Albany Posts:820 Points:806,960 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 3:22:38 PM Ignore BobBG Report Abuse More cars in India more greenhouse gases. I guess that it's going to happen so Ford might as well have a piece of the action.
TripleHs Champion Author Austin Posts:3,355 Points:915,140 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 10:18:43 AM Ignore TripleHs Report Abuse interesting
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,053 Points:2,367,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 9:43:37 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse nobody can compete with tata.
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,326 Points:162,130 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 9:35:38 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse To compete they will have to bring their car selling prices down to well under $10,000 US.
mwc407 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,095 Points:555,985 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 9:16:21 AM Ignore mwc407 Report Abuse So will Ford cars made for the Indian market come with a Red dot on the grill instead of a blue oval?? LOL. (That's a joke people)
Eugene_C Champion Author Columbus Posts:2,299 Points:155,995 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 9:15:31 AM Ignore Eugene_C Report Abuse Ford is still kicking itself for getting faced by GM in China. So, they're going to try for India. Unfortunately, TATA is already taking care of India, so I think it's too little, too late.
BUSMAN1105 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,140 Points:1,166,105 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 9:01:22 AM Ignore BUSMAN1105 Report Abuse Good, I hope we sell many Fords in that ountry.