Ford India has ISO/TS 16949

[Howard Atkins]

Ford India Pvt. Ltd.
Established in 1995, Ford India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader. Ford India manufactures and distributes automobiles made at its modern integrated manufacturing facility, at Maraimalai Nagar, near Chennai. With more than 2,000 employees, the Company's models include the Ikon, Fusion, Endeavour and Fiesta. Ford India is in its eleventh year of operations in the country.

Ford India recently became the first Passenger Car Integrated Manufacturing Facility (OEM) to be accredited with the ISO / TS 16949: 2002 [with design] Certification. ISO/TS 16949:2002 aligns to American (QS-9000), German (VDA6.1), French (EAQF), Italian (AVSQ) and Asian Automotive Quality System Standards within the Global Automotive Industry. The process aims to eliminate the need for multiple certifications to satisfy customer requirements. In India, this certification is awarded by

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[Sidney Vianna]

In India, this certification is awarded by

By whom?

 

[Ajit Basrur]

By whom?

By TUV South Asia -
Refer this article


Ford India has become the first passenger car integrated manufacturing plant to be accredited with the ISO/TS 16949: 2002 (with design) certification.

The certification conforms to American (QS-9000), German (VDA6.1), French
(EAQF), Italian (AVSQ) and Asian Automotive Quality System Standards in the
worldwide automotive industry. The process, which is awarded by TUV South Asia (Private) Limited in India, is meant to do away with the need for multiple
certifications to satisfy customer needs.

But this certification was obtained in Aug 2007 according to this

 

[Helmut Jilling]

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Well, I hope they take it seriously, and become a benchmark in the Ford family...

Well, it would be nice to wish that, however.

 

[Ajit Basrur]

Well, I hope they take it seriously, and become a benchmark in the Ford family...

Well, it would be nice to wish that, however.

Looks like, they have - Ford to put $500 million into India manufacturing , where

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Tuesday it plans to invest $500 million in India to double manufacturing capacity by 2010 and make a small car and engines to compete more effectively in the fast-growing market.

Ford, which last week named India's top vehicle maker, Tata Motors Ltd (TAMO.BO)(TTM.N), as the preferred bidder for its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands, will double its capacity in India to 200,000 vehicles a year by 2010, it said.

Within the next two years it will begin production of a new small car for a bigger share of the dominant segment, and build an engine plant adjacent to its existing car plant near Chennai in south India.

"This new investment highlights the significance of India's role in our continued expansion and overall strategy for the Asia Pacific and Africa region," John Parker, executive vice president, for Asia-Pacific and Africa, said.

Ford will have an annual capacity to make 250,000 petrol and diesel engines, with the first diesel engines for its local Fiesta and Fusion cars rolling out in April, it said.

The small car, which will be an international design with local inputs, will not compete at the low end of the price spectrum, which will see a new Tata car priced at about $2,500.

"We're not going to be in that area. We're focused on the heartland of the market, the 300,000-400,000 rupee range," Parker said over the telephone from Bangkok.

Annual passenger vehicle sales in India are forecast to nearly double to 2 million units by 2010.

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