Ford Plans $370M Engine Investment in India Amid Shifting Auto Strategy
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares edged higher Friday after announcing a $370 million investment to revive engine production in Tamil Nadu, India. The Maraimalai Nagar facility aims to produce over 200,000 engines annually, though their destination remains unspecified. This marks a reversal from Ford's 2020 exit from Indian manufacturing under CEO Jim Farley.
The MOVE comes four years after shuttering an Indian engine parts plant and abandoning a potential partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Ford had previously deemed India a 'marginal' market comparable to Brazil. Investors responded cautiously to the strategic pivot, which coincides with ongoing restructuring of Ford's global operations.