Ford Business Services to make Chennai centre of excellence

"For the benefit of Ford, we are leveraging on the big talent pool we have in India. We want to make Chennai a 'Centre of Excellence'. This is the journey we are on," said Ford Business Services President and Managing Director Joginder P Singh.

The company also plans to ramp up its facility in Coimbatore as part of pan-India expansion plans. Ford Business Services offers various services to Ford Motor Corporation, including IT, accounting and engineering services, besides many others. The company has three units in Chennai and Coimbatore employing about 1,500 people.

Singh said Ford has been growing at 30 percent every year in terms of manpower, an example of which was in Coimbatore, where 350 people were added last year. Ford Business Services works globally for Ford, particularly in areas like Information Technology.