Gm India and Ford India and Their Small Big Problems

If ever I was to leave my profession of an automobilethirst of performing talent, that is quite commendable
industry analyst with SupplierBusiness, I would surelyindeed.
love to work with some of the multinantional autoSo how many does Ford and GM each sell? Their
manufacturers in India. Not for the work but surely forannual sales are still below the 100,000 mark in a
the money and the perks. Look at it, Ford India and GMmarket that crossed a million one year back. And they
India are perhaps the highest paying automotivehave been in the market for more than a decade now,
companies in India when it comes to middlemost of which was spent in smelling the exhausts of
management. And both of them are also the mostHonda and Toyota, not to mention being trampled all
loss making of all Indian manufacturers. Is there aover by Hyundai and Maruti-Suzuki. And there doesn't
correlation here or just plain coincidence?seem to be any light yet at the end of the tunnel or to
Well look at this, a CEO of GM was commended forput it in a better way and borrowing an old adage, the
the successful lauch of 'Brand Chevrolet' in India. Whatlight at the end of the tunnel for Ford and GM is a
did they expect? That someone can actually screwtractor-trailer loaded with Toyotas, Hyundais and
up on that? And what does one mean by successfulHondas. Coming back to GM India and Ford India, the
when your monthly sales is in the mid four digits. Thetwo entities seem to have made a habit of making
last head of Ford India also received plaudits for a joblosses. Ford India has seen nearly its cmplete equity
well done!being wiped out by losses. GM India doesn't seem to
And Ford and GM retain their middle level and seniorbe doing anything great in a hurry either. Both their
level managers better than superglue. Most of themparents should be worried but then the Indian
are there for years and years, a commendableoperations' losses are probably just a trickle from a
quotient of loyality. In an already exciting job marketnick, nothing major when you have an entire leg and
churned recently by Reliance Retail's unquenchablean arm chopped off.