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| ![]() Tata and Fiat's joint venture. Mahindra and Renault's joint venture. Is there a pattern to this? is there a pattern to see who wins eventually? Did somebody mention of a soft exit here? Thanks, C_ |
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| ![]() Ford’s Achilles Heel in India till now has been a sad lack of dealerships, with even major metros having three or four dealers in the outskirts. Mahindra has several times that number in Chennai for example, and several are located in prime areas. If each Mahindra dealer could spare even one bay for Ford service that would by itself be a huge win for Ford. |
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| ![]() Ford, whom people are eager to shut shop just put an Ad in Kerala requesting people to open dealerships in 4 districts. Just a quick check and could see they already have one dealer each in Calicut and Malappuram and two in Palakkad. Is there a need for more dealers in these cities? |
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As per the press release which is attached in the above posts, it is clearly said, Ford is forming a JV not exiting and going to get more cars in next couple of years. Secondly Ford is reaching to tier 2 and tier 3 cities . So this is hopefully because of these two . | |
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Infact a company can actually move off some of its last stock for any newly made dealer to fill up his inventory. I'm not stating that Ford is winding up. Nope. They are in a JV with Mahindra and would continue. I would be watching this space closely. But if you're meaning that setting up a new dealer is a sign, well, nope! | |
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Overall, I feel that this merger is just a way of finishing the existing stocks, as many others have also pointed out. I dont think anybody would be willing to put their 30 odd grands on an endeavour, which was their only profit yielding bet knowing that the company does not even own their inventory independently. | |
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| ![]() Manage to click these Ford Endeavour followed by an Ecosport being tested for Bs6 emission norms. BS6 label on the fuel lid couldn't be captured clearly. Engine label on the side too have been masked, so not sure if we are getting the 2.0 from Europe. Don't think this deserves a new thread so posting it here. Looks like Ford cars are here to stay. Last edited by giri1.8 : 27th October 2019 at 22:36. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() What kind of service can existing Ford owners expect once it transitions to Mahindra. Will the extended warranties we get from Ford still be applicable? I suspect part availability for Ford cars may become a problem in the future? Unless Mahindra plans to continue selling the small car lineup from Ford by scraping the absolute bag of discomfort that is KUV. |
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Makes business sense as service & repairs are better money makers than showrooms. | |
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| ![]() The Mahindra-Ford joint venture will not crossbadge products for India. Quote:
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| ![]() Good to know all these. But when will they - Ford in particular - come out and announce their future road map with respect to detailed new product plans. Still a lot of prospective buyers are sitting on the fence and opting out of buying Ford. Personally I know a few. If they are working on it, hope it comes out at the earliest to truly dispel the fears of existing as well as new prospects. |
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What I can understand is that Ford remains Ford and Mahindra remains Mahindra. Only technologies will be exchanged and service will be through same companies only. | |
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