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Ford Motor Co will launch a new car model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years, with its new Figo small car is set to drive a tripling of sales in 2010, its India head said on Tuesday.

The No 2 US automaker by sales plans to use India as a global manufacturing hub for compact cars, eyeing the country’s low-cost facilities to grow in a segment that it expects will make up 60 percent of all global car sales in 10 years.
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Car maker Ford India today reported 98.28 per cent jump in its October sales at 3,458 units.

The company had reported sales of 1,744 units during the same month last year.
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Ford Figo to compete with maruti’s A-Star, Hyundai’s Santro Xing.

Ford India finally unveiled its small car, Figo, for the domestic market. The Figo, which means ‘cool’ in Italian, has been built on a new platform.
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US auto major Ford is now training its sights on India to offset tough business conditions in other global markets. The lone American automobile company that survived the downturn without a government bailout, Ford Motor is planning to integrate car designs globally and develop compact and mid-sized cars as part of a strategy to improve profitability and productivity.

Officials close to the development said Ford is focusing on economies of scale and implementing ‘one Ford’ strategy across markets. Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford Motor, is also making a lightning visit to India to showcase its small car in the middle of this week. Mr Mulally, who took over the reigns of Ford in 2006, divested marque brands Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin before the collapse of the global markets.
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Ford India on Wednesday launched the new design look Endeavour 3.0L with 5-speed automatic transmission and an array of contemporary features that give the new Ford Endeavour fresh appeal.

The new Ford Endeavour pioneers a suite of new design elements, led by a new-look front design with a multi-bar chrome grille and chrome-accented lower grille combining with wraparound headlamps, in an effort to create a distinctive style. Under its new shape are the toughness and proven capability that have made Ford Endeavour one of the popular choice among premium SUV buyers in India.

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US-based carmaker Ford on Friday said it will launch its new small car during the first half of next year and was planning to start exporting the product by the end of 2010.

The company said the sub-B segment car would be made to meet the statutory requirements of having an engine capacity of 1.2 litre petrol engine and 1.5 litre diesel engine.

“Our planned small car will be launched in India in by early 2010. We also plan to export it to markets in Asia Pacific and Africa by the end of next year,” Ford India President and Managing Director Michael Boneham said on the sidelines of the Annual Siam Convention in New Delhi.

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With the arrival of the new Ford Focus RS Mk2 tuners across Europe are readying various improvements for the hot hatch that leaves the factory with a 300 HP 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five linked to a six-speed manual gearbox that transfers power to the front-wheels. One of the first upgrades to hit the market comes from Ford specialist Graham Goode Racing (GGR).

The ‘RS340′ engine tuning package for the Mk2 Focus RS consists only of an ECU upgrade with firmware modifications and software reprogramming.

According to GGR, the kit adds an extra 40-horsepower and 73 lb-ft boosting total output to 340-horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 397 lb-ft or 538Nm of maximum torque at 3,100 rpm. GGR did not release any acceleration figures for the tuned Focus RS.

The ECU upgrade is priced at £435.00 including VAT and is covered by a 12 month / 30,000 mile breakdown warranty.