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Rendering – Possible face of the new Ford small car

Rendering – Possible face of the new Ford small car

Ford will begin production of its new small car at its Chennai plant next year, the car will be made in both sedan and hatch formats.

Ford’s new small car will be inspired by the new generation Ford Fiesta, which will also enter India in the future. The hatchback will measure less than four meters in overall length to avail the small car cost advantages.

Thoroughly designed and developed for Indian conditions, it might be exported to nations like Brazil in the future.

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Entry posted on July 1st, 2009 and filed under Ford, Renderings

Spied – Ford’s Verve-based low-cost car for India, Europe, Brazil

Ford’s new car will come in both petrol/diesel and hatchback/sedan variants. It will be Ford’s entry level car in India and will be manufactured at the company’s facility in Chennai where vehicles like the hugely successful Fiesta and Ikon are currently manufactured.

Ford’s Indian small car as you can refer from the snaps, borrow styling cues from the Verve concept.

Ford India confirmed earlier that their new small car will have high localization content (75% or more) to control costs. A sub 1.2-liter petrol and sub 1.5-liter diesel engine will be the sole power units initially; more powerful engines and automatic transmissions might be added to the lineup after the launch.

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Entry posted on June 1st, 2009 and filed under Ford, Spy pictures