The transmission oil was also replaced during the repair.
BHPian stanjohn123 s Ford Endeavour 3.2 AT met with an accident and the car was submerged in water in June 2020. Extensive repair work was carried out, which was covered under insurance. The transmission oil was also replaced during the repair.
The car ran for another 5,000 km, but the transmission then unexpectedly failed. The authorized service center diagnosed the issue to be a solenoid failure inside the transmission, which they said may have been caused due to water entry. Ford agreed to pay 20% of the estimated repair cost of Rs. 1.1 lakh.
BHPian Turbanator suspected that the issue could be due to the authorised workshop using the wrong transmission oil. Upon checking the invoice of the previous repair, it came to light that manual transmission fluid had been used in the AT gearbox!!!
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30 April, 2021, 8:04 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co expects to firm up capital allocation plans for India in the second half of 2021, a senior executive said in an email to staff, as the automaker overhauls its strategy in a loss-making market.
Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford has tasked senior executive Steven Armstrong with evaluating investment plans for India in his new role as transformation officer, South America and India, the automaker said in a separate statement this week.
“We have a lot of work to do as we continue to assess our capital allocations in the market,” Dianne Craig, president of Ford’s International Markets Group (IMG), said in an email to staff on Wednesday, referring to India.
Steven Armstrong will evaluate Ford’s investments in India. Anurag Mehrotra, the MD and President of Ford India, will report to him.
At the end of 2020, Ford ended its plans to tie up with Mahindra in the Indian market. The company cited the challenges posed by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for the move. Now, it has revealed that it will decide on its future in India later this year.
Dianne Craig from Ford’s International Markets Group has revealed that the company has to assess its capital allocation in India. Steven Armstrong – a senior executive, has been appointed as the transformation officer for India and South America. He will evaluate the company’s investments in India. Anurag Mehrotra, the MD and President of Ford India, will report to him.
Ford to decide on India investment plan in second half of 2021
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Ford is not the first western automaker to struggle to win over India’s frugal buyers and turn a profit.
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Ford entered India 25 years ago but has a less than 2% share of the passenger vehicles market.
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Ford is not the first western automaker to struggle to win over India’s frugal buyers and turn a profit.
Ford Motor Co expects to firm up capital allocation plans for India in the second half of 2021, a senior executive said in an email to staff, as the automaker overhauls its strategy in a loss-making market.
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NEW DELHI Ford Motor Co. expects to firm up capital allocation plans for India in the second half of 2021, a senior executive said in an email to staff, as the automaker overhauls its strategy in a loss-making market.
The automaker has tasked senior executive Steven Armstrong with evaluating investment plans for India in his new role as transformation officer, South America and India, the automaker We have a lot of work to do as we continue to assess our capital allocations in the market, Dianne Craig, president of Ford s International Markets Group (IMG), said in an email to staff on Wednesday, referring to India.