Ford thinking of a car smaller than Figo

ahuja365 · 23rd April 2010, 04:49

Ford is thinking about a smaller car than the figo does that imply that we would be getting a car based on the Ford Start concept which would be shown at the Beijing Motor show.It would have a 1.0 litre eco boost engine and having a small car without producing in India seems unprofitable as India is too good a market for small cars to ignore.

nkrishnap · 23rd April 2010, 08:53

Makes sense for Ford to have another volume spinner in the A segment or the entry level segment. However, to do that, they would need to invest in expanding the current network for the sales, service and spares to ensure they will be able to handle volumes of about 12-15K per month.

Also this one to materialize and to hit the roads will at least take 12-15 months.

santhosh_lv · 23rd April 2010, 09:12

if a car is planned to release that is no great/different from the existing cars, with high spares, then whats the point?
Kudos to FIGO that is trying to stand by the rest of the best diesel hatches in india today attracting the middle man budget. Keeping apart few problems people already reported, one cannot expect a car satisfies all the requirements though.

Gilead · 23rd April 2010, 10:51

If you are referring to the Ford MD's interview that was published yesterday, he said they are working on another small car but he never said it was going to be smaller than the Figo. There is a very good possibility that the new small car he is talking about is the all new Fiesta hatch. Mustang mentioned this in another thread as well.

mTorque · 23rd April 2010, 15:53

Ford Start is a concept car that will be unvieled in Beijing Auto show with 1.0 Lt eco-boost engine (3 cylinders).

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ahuja365 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jamshedpur Posts: 216 Thanked: 16 Times	Ford thinking of a car smaller than Figo Ford is thinking about a smaller car than the figo does that imply that we would be getting a car based on the Ford Start concept which would be shown at the Beijing Motor show.It would have a 1.0 litre eco boost engine and having a small car without producing in India seems unprofitable as India is too good a market for small cars to ignore.
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nkrishnap Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,983 Thanked: 7,405 Times View My Garage	Makes sense for Ford to have another volume spinner in the A segment or the entry level segment. However, to do that, they would need to invest in expanding the current network for the sales, service and spares to ensure they will be able to handle volumes of about 12-15K per month. Also this one to materialize and to hit the roads will at least take 12-15 months.
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santhosh_lv BANNED Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 117 Thanked: 64 Times	if a car is planned to release that is no great/different from the existing cars, with high spares, then whats the point? Kudos to FIGO that is trying to stand by the rest of the best diesel hatches in india today attracting the middle man budget. Keeping apart few problems people already reported, one cannot expect a car satisfies all the requirements though.
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23rd April 2010, 10:51	#4
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	If you are referring to the Ford MD's interview that was published yesterday, he said they are working on another small car but he never said it was going to be smaller than the Figo. There is a very good possibility that the new small car he is talking about is the all new Fiesta hatch. Mustang mentioned this in another thread as well.
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mTorque BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 160 Thanked: 34 Times	Ford Start is a concept car that will be unvieled in Beijing Auto show with 1.0 Lt eco-boost engine (3 cylinders). Attached Thumbnails
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