Ford Figo crosses 3 lakh units milestone - Indian Express

PTI : New Delhi, Tue Aug 06 2013, 21:32 hrs 'The Figo continues to be a game-changer for Ford in India and has helped position Ford as a significant player.' (Reuters) Ford India today said its compact car Figo has crossed 300,000 sales mark in the third year of its launch and the company will continue to expand its network to build on the success of the brand as well as the newly launched SUV EcoSport. "The Figo continues to be a game-changer for Ford in India and has helped position Ford as a significant player," Ford India President and Managing Director Joginder Singh said in a statement. *Search: India Inc A, B, C Besides, the Figo is being exported to over 37 markets overseas. The company said it will add five new dealerships this month as part of plans to increase the number of its sales and service network to 500 by around the middle of the decade. The new dealerships will be in tier III cities – Solan, Sri Ganganagar, Gaya, Anand and Sikar, it added. The company said first new dealership opening is planned in Solan on August 8, followed by openings in Sri Ganganagar, Gaya, Anand and Sikar during August. "These additions to our dealer footprint are part of our aggressive expansion plans of reaching closer to customers in India," Singh added. The company said dealerships will also come up at Faridabad and Kochi. Last month, the company had received 30,000 bookings for its newly launched sports utility vehicle (SUV) 'EcoSport' within 17 days of the launch. ALSO READ Cognizant Q2 net profit up 19 pct, raises full-year revenue guidance EIH grabbing business from others, says P R S Oberoi Apple Inc., Samsung tablet shipments fall sequentially in Q2 Jet Airways, Etihad Airways revise stake sale deal Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGn4jcMgvk87x1ydRASa4yibjgDkg&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ford-figo-crosses-3-lakh-units-milestone/1151949/

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