Ford Global Centre in Chennai inaugurated during Global Investors Meet

CHENNAI: Ford Motors’ new global technology and business centre, which has come up in Chennai at 1,300 crore, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the inaugural session of the Global Investors Meet here on Wednesday.           

The state-of-the-art technology and international standards have been used in construction of the centre. It is the second largest facility of the firm outside the USA, its global headquarters.

Managing director of Ford Motor India Michael Brielmaier was also present on the occasion. Participating in one of the sessions at the GIM on automobiles, Michael said the company has its presence in the State primarily because of the good talent pool and infrastructure available in Tamil Nadu. “The new centre will leverage all our research work.”

The technology and business centre here will provide support services for the parent offices worldwide. The centre will serve as a hub for research, product designing and development, mobility solutions and business services. The new centre will give a major boost to the company’s product development network. Ford got the Tamil Nadu government’s approval in 2016 to set up a global technology and business centre under the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd’s (ELCOT) special economic zone (SEZ) at Sholinganallur. The new centre is spread across 28 acres.