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M&M, Ford ride together to build mid-sized SUV for India, emerging markets

The agreement reinforces the steady progress made since the formation of a strategic alliance between the two companies in September 2017

The new mid-sized sport utility vehicle will have a common Mahindra product platform and powertrain, thus driving engineering and commercial efficiencies
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The new mid-sized sport utility vehicle will have a common Mahindra product platform and powertrain, thus driving engineering and commercial efficiencies

Shally Seth Mohile Mumbai
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Ford Motor Company have furthered their two-year-old alliance.

The companies, in a joint statement on Thursday, said they had signed an agreement to co-develop a mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) for India and other emerging markets. The new mid-sized sports utility vehicle (C-SUV) will have a common Mahindra product platform and powertrain, thus driving engineering and commercial efficiencies.

The agreement reinforces the steady progress made since the formation of a strategic alliance between the two companies in September 2017, followed by an announcement on powertrain sharing and connected car solutions in October 2018. “Having identified several areas