Ford India to launch it's small car

Ford India Pvt Ltd's in on track to launch it's small car which will be fitted with 1.2 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel engines in order to satisfy the Indian government's definition of a small car. The proposed small car will have 85 percent local content. Michael Boneham, president and MD of the Ford India told that the company are negotiating with Tata Steel for getting better price for the steel, given with increased volumes. Ford India has increased its vendor base by 30 to 180 and the company has set the policy to have multiple vendors for most of the components and go in for a single vendor for some critical items. The company has installed 92 robots for fast and precision work in view of the increased volumes.