Ford India head quits after firm decides to stop making cars

Ford Motor Co’s India head Anurag Mehrotra (pictured) has quit the company to pursue other career opportunities, days after the US automaker said it would stop making cars in India, taking a hit of $2 billion. Mehrotra, according to his Linkedin profile, has spent over a decade with Ford in India across multiple roles including marketing, sales and most recently as president and managing director. September 30 will be Mehrotra’s last day, a source with knowledge of the information told Reuters. Mehrotra did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ford India said in its statement it has put its director of manufacturing, Balasundaram Radhakrishnan, in charge of overseeing its restructuring in the country.