years until he traded it for a Toyota Corolla. The Ford Escort 1.8 was ranked         the highest in the J.D. Power and Associates 1997 Indian Customer Satisfaction         Study. It was also voted the Best Quality Car in the J.D. Power India Initial Quality         Study.

• Ford Ikon - Was launched to phase out the Escort, known for the Rocam engine, available with a choice of petrol and diesel version, the car did well. Ford is know for launching new versions with some some minor cosmetic changes every now and then.
• Ford Mondeo - Was Ford's offering to the D segment in India in 2001, was brought in as a CBU from Belgium with Ghia being the only trim version available. It was available with both 2.0L Duratorq diesel and 142 bhp 2.0L petrol Duratech engines. It was the first car to be offered with xenon HID headlamps in India. It is alleged that the Mondeo performed better than the 2.3 L Accord available in India at that time. But buyers stayed away as it was expensive than the Accord. The diesel version was phased out in 2003.
• Ford Endeavour - Sold as the Ford Everest in other parts of Asia and based on the Ranger pickup, was Ford's first SUV offering in India. Offered in both 4X4 and 4X2 options but with only a 2.5 L, 4 Cylinder In-line, Turbocharged & Inter cooled Diesel Engine and manual transmission.
• Ford Fusion - was launched as a Urban Activity Vehicle available with a 1.6 L , 4 cyl 101 bhp engine with 5 speed manual transmission.
• Ford Fiesta - Launched in November 2005 and was Ford's fifth model in India, and is available in 1.6 L petrol and 1.4 L diesel engines. Bill Ford made a personal visit to launch the car in India.