Ford to utilise its Chennai plant for exports

American automaker Ford on Friday said it was preparing to utilise its Chennai manufacturing plant for exports and had intimated the same to the Tamil Nadu Government.

Minister for Industries TRB Rajaa, who is in the United States accompanying the Chief Minister M K Stalin to woo investors, said the efforts of the Chief Minister to reposition ‘Brand Tamil Nadu’ in its Numero Uno place has yielded rich dividends.

The comments by Rajaa follows the decision by the US car maker Ford which earlier in the day said that it was preparing to utilise its Chennai manufacturing plant in Maraimalai Nagar to roll out vehicles for exports and has intimated its intention to the state government through a ‘Letter of Intent’.

“The move will see the facility re-purposed to focus on manufacturing for export to global markets,” Ford said in its statement.