Ford India Introduces New Version of Ikon Featuring Duratorq Engine
If you have some knowledge about Ford’s Duratorq engine, you must know that it is an engine developed jointly by Ford and Peugeot. Aside from Ford, Duratorq engine is also used by some other car makers like Citroen and Toyota. This diesel engine was first introduced in Ford Mondeo cars. Now, Ford India has featured Duratorq engine in its new version of Ikon in India. Ford Ikon cars are currently produced and marketed in India; and so far, it has been very successful product line up for Ford India. The engine carries less weight than its predecessor and is fuel efficient. Duratorq engine also features some other benefits too.
Economictimes reported:
The biggest thing about the Duratorq oil burner is not about its 68PS of power (at 4000rpm) or 160Nm of torque (made at a lowly 2000rpm) but the fact that this engine weighs just a tad lesser than the earlier diesel engine employed in the Ikon. This makes for a better handling front end and more importantly, thanks to the new subframe mounting for the engine-transmission assembly, NVH has been further reduced, making for a fine driving proposition.
Drivers usually find it very easy to handle the car when it sports Duratorq engine and there will be no change in its latest version of Ikon. Ford is the fourth largest car maker in the world and the company is now looking to make its position stronger in the alluring Indian market too. Now, let us see if Ford India can increase its share in the Indian market with this latest car from Ford Ikon line up.
New Car Engine Plant from General Motors in India
India is now the second largest mobile phone market in the world. India has similar potential when it comes to the car market. Of course, India is not a rich country but still, the size of middle class population in India is almost the same size of the population of the US. Anyway, India is an important and rapidly growing market for the auto manufactures. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is struggling these days in many parts of the world. GM has taken Indian market seriously.
Reuters wrote:
General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market.
The facility, which will be located in Talegaon in western Maharashtra state at the site of GM’s second vehicle plant in India, will have an annual capacity of 160,000 units that can be expanded to 300,000 units, GM said in a statement.
Right now, GM brings the engines for the cars from other countries and then they make cars in India. It will surely cut some expenses for the company in India. Of course, Generally Motors now wants to cut back on every expense possible.
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