Comments on: One World, One Ford, One Spin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:35:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: RobertSD http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-101633 RobertSD Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:46:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/#comment-101633 Kuzak recently said that something like 70% of all vehicles would come from eight platforms by 2012. I have no idea how many they currently have, but it is probably in the dozens. So, yes, this means we get the Focus and Mondeo (named Fusion) from Europe in some sense. The C2 Focus will launch here in early 2010. The Fusion is tentatively set to be moved to the EUCD2 for the 2012MY last I heard. It will have an updated version on the CD3-2 shared with the 2009 Mazda6 debuting later this year. < < Quick addition >> The other side rarely mentioned is better powertrain sharing and technology sharing. Ford is reducing the number of engine programs it has. Eventually, the company will only have maybe eight to ten engine lines (plus hybrid and hydrogen research) as opposed to eight engine lines just in the six-cylinder realm like they recently had. Technologies like pedestrian protection, materials research, adaptive cruise, transmissions, electrical system design, in-car features will be shared globally to some extent as well. Kuzak recently said that something like 70% of all vehicles would come from eight platforms by 2012. I have no idea how many they currently have, but it is probably in the dozens.

So, yes, this means we get the Focus and Mondeo (named Fusion) from Europe in some sense. The C2 Focus will launch here in early 2010. The Fusion is tentatively set to be moved to the EUCD2 for the 2012MY last I heard. It will have an updated version on the CD3-2 shared with the 2009 Mazda6 debuting later this year.

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The other side rarely mentioned is better powertrain sharing and technology sharing. Ford is reducing the number of engine programs it has. Eventually, the company will only have maybe eight to ten engine lines (plus hybrid and hydrogen research) as opposed to eight engine lines just in the six-cylinder realm like they recently had. Technologies like pedestrian protection, materials research, adaptive cruise, transmissions, electrical system design, in-car features will be shared globally to some extent as well.

]]> By: mykeliam http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-101571 mykeliam Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:46:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/#comment-101571 I don't understand why the Euro Fords aren't here rebadged as Lincolns or Mercury's anyway! The higher price would then be not an issue. I don’t understand why the Euro Fords aren’t here rebadged as Lincolns or Mercury’s anyway! The higher price would then be not an issue.

]]> By: cretinx http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-101565 cretinx Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:38:04 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/#comment-101565 Does this mean we finally get the Mondeo and Euro-Focus ? Does this mean we finally get the Mondeo and Euro-Focus ?

]]> By: guyincognito http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-101516 guyincognito Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:51:10 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/one-world-one-ford-one-spin/#comment-101516 It will be amazing if Mulally could make this work at Ford. Ford somehow has a way to make an entirely different platform requiring all new tooling out of 100% carryover parts. It will be amazing if Mulally could make this work at Ford. Ford somehow has a way to make an entirely different platform requiring all new tooling out of 100% carryover parts.

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