Footballfan Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 35 minutes ago, twintornados said: The "stigma" of importing from China is a big barrier....not insurmountable, but it is a big barrier. I see a fair amount of Ecosports running around and no one bitches about them being made in India...but, then again I see the occasional Buick Envision on the road and not a lot of complaining but they are built in China for the NA market...I guess it is only bad if Ford does it. It is bad if ANY car company does it considering China is this nation's biggest threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 9 hours ago, jasonj80 said: In the US, Currently 1 from India and 0 from China, however at one point 5 were to be imported from China. Where those plans stand today is still tbd. Ford has never sold anything here built in China. Where do you get your information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Footballfan said: It is bad if ANY car company does it considering China is this nation's biggest threat. I don't see anyone protesting down at the Buick dealership.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, twintornados said: I don't see anyone protesting down at the Buick dealership.. I doubt there's very many that have any idea where the vehicle is produced or ask. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Ford has never sold anything here built in China. Where do you get your information? He only stated, " however at one point 5 were to be imported from China." including Ford Focus (not sure of the other 4 though) before Ford whacked the entire car lineup save for Mustang in the NA marketplace, negating the need to import anything from China at this point. Edited February 13, 2022 by twintornados 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, ice-capades said: I doubt there's very many that have any idea where the vehicle is produced or ask. Exactly my point...but, if Ford did it...the media would be trumpeting this from every news outlet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Footballfan said: It is bad if ANY car company does it considering China is this nation's biggest threat. Isn’t GM importing something from China now? I agree it’s going to be and should be an issue, but we also know a lot of buyers could not care less where something is made provided it’s cheap (cough) Wal-Mart (cough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 19 hours ago, AGR said: Pulling out of India? Maybe not so fast: Ford reconsiders India after halting production there, this time for EVs (autoblog.com) Good find AGR sir. Ford would do well to take advantage of India's advantages for BEV and BEV component engineering and production either in collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra or on their own. Mahindra & Mahindra itself has a lot of expertise with BEV thanks to the Reva acquisition in 2010. On Friday, M&M put out this video that says "Welcome to a reimagined world of Born Electric vehicles". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, akirby said: Isn’t GM importing something from China now? I agree it’s going to be and should be an issue, but we also know a lot of buyers could not care less where something is made provided it’s cheap (cough) Wal-Mart (cough). You could stop at cheap. Just look at the stuff on Amazon. We’re a country addicted to cheap stuff like a bad drug without thinking of the consequences of how it was produced. Just caring about the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, slemke said: You could stop at cheap. Just look at the stuff on Amazon. We’re a country addicted to cheap stuff like a bad drug without thinking of the consequences of how it was produced. Just caring about the price. I don’t find Amazon to be cheap, at least not the stuff I buy. It’s more about convenience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 It's good that Ford is reconsidering pulling out of India completely. Ford APAC needs more manufacturing capacity outside China. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 7 hours ago, twintornados said: I don't see anyone protesting down at the Buick dealership.. I think most consumers don't realize Buick still exists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Do you think Ford is (possibly) considering keeping the Indian operations for EVs because they don't want to share their latest EV tech with Changan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, AGR said: Do you think Ford is (possibly) considering keeping the Indian operations for EVs because they don't want to share their latest EV tech with Changan? No, Ford doesn't have any option there. It has to share everything with Chang'an. The issue is production capacity. Ford's China capacity are pretty well used for the Chinese market so doesn't leave much for export. Having India plants that can send 250k vehicles to both Europe and other Asian markets as well as US or South America is going to come in handy. The next gen Territory is probably going to be a global vehicle so Ford needs production base outside China to adequately supply the markets. Edited February 13, 2022 by bzcat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 4:25 PM, bzcat said: Ford's China capacity are pretty well used for the Chinese market so doesn't leave much for export. Today's article on TheStreet confirms that Ford plans to use a plant in India as an export base for BEV. This is a great option for the company to expand its BEV production capacity, which it desperately needs to fulfill demand around the world. The article didn't mention anything about Mahindra, so the plant is likely to be Ford owned and operated. Ford Reconsiders an Important Strategic Decision - TheStreet Ford immediately let it be known that it intended to produce electric vehicles in India, but for export. In particular, it plans to sell these electric vehicles in the U.S., its first market. But the group does not rule out selling these same cars in India. "As Ford leads customers through the global electric-vehicle revolution, we’re exploring the possibility of using a plant in India as an export base for EV manufacturing," said Kapil Sharma, a spokesperson, in an emailed statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthisar Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Wasn't Mahindra going to do something with the B562? A plant for which Sanand was purpose built, and it's still a new facility compared to Chennai. Dry state, so no drunks causing absentee problems. President of India is from that state, so some economic incentives might be possible. Right next to that Tata plant so lots of nearby auto infrastructure and suppliers. Yeah, Sanand could be something. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 hour ago, balthisar said: Wasn't Mahindra going to do something with the B562? A plant for which Sanand was purpose built, and it's still a new facility compared to Chennai. Dry state, so no drunks causing absentee problems. President of India is from that state, so some economic incentives might be possible. Right next to that Tata plant so lots of nearby auto infrastructure and suppliers. Yeah, Sanand could be something. Yes sir balthisar, a few years ago Mahindra said it would use B562 platform for a BEV. But no such vehicle has been produced yet. I agree with you that Gujarat state where Sanand plant is located is better suited for Ford's planned export hub than Tamil Nadu state where Chennai is located. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) If I was to guess, the Indian export vehicle might be the BEV Territory, an Escape sized vehicle with low cost manufacturing base, perhaps a $30k starting price to match BEV Equinox coming in the next year or so… If China was to produce export RHD & LHD Mustang Mach Es as well as domestic output, that plant would be absolutely humming… Edited February 20, 2022 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Farley changed his mind again. Ford will not be building EV for export from India after all. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/ford-drops-plans-making-evs-india-et-2022-05-12/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 See, if you don’t like Ford’s plans just wait a month or so… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 19 hours ago, bzcat said: Farley changed his mind again. Ford will not be building EV for export from India after all. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/ford-drops-plans-making-evs-india-et-2022-05-12/ Wow, that was sudden. Any thoughts on whether this decision is due to Ford specific issues, or is it related to the India automotive industry in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, rperez817 said: Wow, that was sudden. Any thoughts on whether this decision is due to Ford specific issues, or is it related to the India automotive industry in general? Maybe the logistics tail of it wasn't make it worth while...they would have had to build a battery plant or import them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 5 hours ago, rperez817 said: Wow, that was sudden. Any thoughts on whether this decision is due to Ford specific issues, or is it related to the India automotive industry in general? Could be a number of things: Maybe SK didn't want to put a battery plant in India? Or maybe the Indian Govt attached some unattainable amendment to the tax credit deal like local sourcing content? Or maybe Ford has another new or expansion of existing production site in APAC planned that we don't know about yet? Or maybe Ford received a rich offer from Tata on the assembly plants that it couldn't refuse? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 9 hours ago, bzcat said: Could be a number of things: Maybe SK didn't want to put a battery plant in India? Or maybe the Indian Govt attached some unattainable amendment to the tax credit deal like local sourcing content? Or maybe Ford has another new or expansion of existing production site in APAC planned that we don't know about yet? Or maybe Ford received a rich offer from Tata on the assembly plants that it couldn't refuse? One thing is for sure, Ford wanted to include India in its plans but just couldn’t get the deal to work… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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