Speaking to reporters, Ford India president Michael Boneham said the new factory will recruit about 5,000 employees and this is the 2nd plant of Ford in India.
The vehicle manufacturing plant will have an initial annual capacity of 240,000 cars, and the engine plant will have an initial annual capacity of 270,000 engines.
Currently, Ford has a factory near Chennai. This plant is producing small cars like Fiesta and the Endeavour SUV and it has an annual assemble capacity of 200,000 cars.