Ford Ecoboost under investigation for oil pump failures On September 26, 2023, it was reported that approximately 240,000 Ecosport vehicles equipped with a defective oil pump that can ultimately cause engine failure.The investigation includes models equipped with the 1.0L, 3-cylinder engine.The pump, which is belt driven, can become inoperative if the belt should slip or otherwise break, ultimately resulting in engine failure. The issue has been...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/29

Ford Sanand Engine Plant produces one million engines for international operations On September 19, the Ford Sanand Engine Plant in India celebrated the production of one million powerplants.The one-millionth engine just rolled off the Panther production line at the Sanand plant, which began operation in 2015. Over the years, the Sanand plant has built engines for vehicles including the Ford EcoSport, Figo, Aspire, Endeavor, Ranger, and Ranger R...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/20

Ford India rolls out last unit of EcoSport SUV from Chennai plant On July 20, multiple sources reported that the last ever unit of the Ford EcoSport was rolled out of the Chennai plant. Last year when Ford announced its exit from the Indian market, the Chennai plant had remained operational for the production of cars and engines for export markets. Based on multiple sources...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/21

Ford to build 1,500 more EcoSport models before closing Chennai plant Ford EcoSport production at the Chennai plant in India was originally slated to end in May when the plant would close, but an ongoing strike at the Chennai plant, now ended, has extended that timeline to the end of July.With around 1,300 of the plant’s 2,600 workers back on duty at the Chennai plant, Ford plans to build 1,500 more EcoSports before the plant closes.The Chenna...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/07

three years for capital expenditures and engineering expenditures for the production of the next generation Courier, which will start in 2023.In addition, with the unanimous approval of all board members, as well as the Production and Supply and Spare Parts Supply agreements for Courier, Puma, and EcoSport models and engines with Ford Romania SRL, Ford Motor Company, and related Ford Group companies, Technology and Production License Agreements ...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/05

e to purchase an all-electric version of the Ford Puma from 2024. The all-new Transit Courier, the popular light commercial vehicle, and Tourneo Courier, a compact multi-purpose vehicle, will also be produced in Craiova from 2023, with all-electric versions coming in 2024.The production of the Ford EcoSport small sports utility vehicle will end later in 2022 at Craiova.Ford also announced that it has signed an MoU with SK On and Koç Holding to c...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/14

majority of NGDVs will be powered by a Ford 2.0-liter I-4 of some sort.The next-gen USPS mail carrier will utilize a number of Ford-sourced components, including engines, transmissions, suspension parts, and more. It could be the naturally-aspirated version used in the Ford Transit Connect and Ford EcoSport, which produces 162 hp and 166 hp, respectively.Alternatively, the NGDV could use Ford’s 2.0-liter EcoBoost I-4, which has an output of 250...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/01

Ford to discontinue EcoSport in U.S. market in May Ford will discontinue sales of the EcoSport SUV in the U.S. market in May, a result of the coming closure of the factory in Chennai, India. The closure of the Chennai factory will also affect other North American markets, including Mexico and Canada. In recent months, the EcoSport has been offered in the North American market only with a 168 hp 2.0-liter Duratec aspirated engine and a 6-speed aut...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/15

Ford South Africa expands availability of FordPass Connect system On October 13, Ford South Africa announced that it has expanded the availability of its innovative FordPass Connect system, which is now fitted as standard equipment across the Ford Everest sport utility vehicle (SUV) range, as well as on Trend and Titanium derivatives of the EcoSport compact SUV. FordPass Connect, which incorporates an embedded factory-fitted modem, customers can...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/18

Ford to end EcoSport sales in U.S. in 2022 as Maverick becomes price leader On September 9, Ford Motor Co. confirmed that it will end sales of the EcoSport sub compact crossover in the U.S. after announcing that it would end manufacturing operations in India.The EcoSport will be built in Chennai through the end of 2021, but remain on sale in the U.S. through mid-2022. The EcoSport will remain in the European marketplace, however, being produced a...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/11

d a USD 0.8 billion non-operating write-down of assets in 2019, the restructuring is expected to create a sustainably profitable business in India. Ford will begin importing and selling must-have, iconic vehicles, including Mustang coupe.  Sales of current products such as Figo, Aspire, Freestyle, EcoSport and Endeavour will cease once existing dealer inventories are sold. Ford will focus on growing its Ford Business Solutions capabilities and t...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/09

invested USD 150 million in the plant for additional tooling.The Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center is a 2 million square foot facility that employs approximately 1,050 people.The plant currently produces conventional and hybrid transmissions for vehicles including the Ford Transit, Edge, Escape, EcoSport, Mondeo, Kuga, S-Max, Galaxy and Lincoln Corsair.For more than 50 years, since 1968, the Van Dyke Transmission Plant produced suspension comp...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/25

raiova plant approaches USD 2 billion since acquiring the facility in 2008.Significant upgrades have been made to Craiova’s vehicle operations in recent years, with more than 600 robots installed in the body, stamping, paint, trim and chassis shops. Ford Craiova currently builds the Ford Puma and EcoSport small SUVs and the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. (Ford press release on April 27, 2021)...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/28

y.The Cologne plant (Fiesta) will shut from April 21-23 and April 28-30.Ford will pause production of the Transit Connect compact van in Valencia, Spain from April 28-July 2, and will stop production of the Kuga, Mondeo, Galaxy and S-Max for 20 days between now and July 31 .The Craiova plant (Puma, EcoSport) will shut from April 29-May 1 and from May 10-14, and will operate on two shifts instead of three from April 26-May 21.The Otosan plant in T...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/23

g of 2021 to 3,873 units, doubling compared to the first quarter of 2020. Ford Transit continues to maintain its leading position in the commercial vehicle segment in Vietnam with retail sales in March increasing by 33% YoY, bringing cumulative sales from the beginning of the year to 184 units. The EcoSport urban SUV model contributed 351 vehicles, and the 7-seater Tourneo MPV contributed 44 vehicles to Q1/2021 sales of Ford Vietnam.(From Haiphon...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/19

Ford Ka, Ka Sedan, EcoSport leave Brazilian marketplace As of April 6, the Ford Ka and EcoSport no longer appear on the Ford website in Brazil and leave the market permanently.With the end of Ford's production at its factories in Brazil, the Ka, Ka Sedan and EcoSport models were still offered by dealerships until inventories were sold. Ford now offers only imported models in Brazil, including the Ranger, Territory and Mustang.The launch of the im...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/09

hare doubly difficult for global automakers like Ford, for whom India was always lesser priority. In fact, no other automaker in the world’s largest vehicle markets has ever matched Maruti-Suzuki’s stranglehold in India. In the past, Ford’s Indian operation was helped by steady exports of the EcoSport (mostly to the US and Europe) and the Figo (largely to Europe), but those volumes have dropped drastically in more recent times as a direct r...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/18

.At the time of the closure of the plants in Brazil, Ford had already planned to stop evolving the Ka with a new B-segment hatchback and sedan replacements. However, Ford had been working in the Camaçari Development Center in Brazil (which will continue to be active) on the third generation of the EcoSport.The new B-segment SUV is the type of project that Mexico aims to attract.(multiple sources on January 20, 2021)...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/26

three OEMs that were at risk in Brazil: Ford, Honda and PSA. During the presentation, a Ford employee took a picture and later told me that she immediately sent it to Ford HQ in Dearborn. On 11 January, Ford announced that it is ceasing manufacturing in Brazil. Output in Camacari, where the Ka and EcoSport are built, is to end immediately, with engine production in Taubate also being terminated. The plant that builds the Troller T4 is expected t...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/22

l cease immediately at Camaçari and Taubaté in Brazil, with some parts production continuing for a few months to support inventories for aftermarket sales. The Troller plant in Horizonte, Brazil, will continue to operate until the fourth quarter of 2021. As a result, the company will end sales of EcoSport, Ka and T4 once inventories are sold. Manufacturing operations in Argentina and Uruguay and the sales companies in other South America market...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/12