Changan Ford officially launches Mondeo FHEV midsize sedan On November 30, Changan Ford officially launched the Mondeo FHEV (Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle) midsize sedan, which is available in two variants priced at CNY 219,800 and CNY 189,800, respectively. The Mondeo FHEV features a long 4,935mm body, an ultra-long 2,945mm wheelbase, and an intelligent cockpit with an area of nearly 5 square meters. Powered by a 1.5T engine, an electronically co...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/01

coln’s first locally-produced flagship sedan, sold approximately 5,500 units. Navigator sales reached approximately 600 units. Navigator One was revealed at the 2022 Chengdu Motor Show in August as the brand’s first “ultra-luxury” SUV.Ford brand passenger vehicle sales reached 54,394 units. Mondeo flagship sedan sales exceeded 14,100 units, up 49.7% y/y.Sales of Ford brand SUVs totaled 32,712 units, up 2.5% y/y.Year-to-date sales of Musta...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/11

autilus sales reached 3,973 units for the quarter, up 37% y/y, with more than 1,700 units sold in June. A new edition of Nautilus was launched in April, adding the 2.7T V6 powertrain option.Ford passenger vehicle sales were 44,105 units, down 6.0% y/y. June sales reached 20,149 units, up 25.9% y/y. Mondeo quarterly sales were nearly 11,200 units, up 87.0% y/y, while June sales approached 5,300 units, up 129.0% over same period last year.Ford bran...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/19

en wave speeds, a start reminder at the green light, alert to red light jumpers, road information broadcast, and electronic road signs, which can improve efficiency at intersections and reduce traffic congestion. Six Ford production models have adopted the C-V2X system, including the new-generation Mondeo, the new-generation F-150 Raptor, the EVOS, the Mustang Mach-E, the Edge Plus, and the new Explorer. Ford’s technologies have already been ap...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/21

eached 10,915 units, remaining Lincoln’s top-selling nameplate in China for the 23rd consecutive month. Orders for the all-new Lincoln Zephyr, launched on March 12, exceeded 5,600 units.Ford passenger vehicle sales were 46,719 units in the first quarter, up 44.7% y/y. The first-generation Ford Mondeo sedan has received approximately 10,000 orders since pre-sale in March.Ford and JMC commercial vehicle sales totaled 50,970 units in the first ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/18

Ford ends production of Mondeo at Valencia, Spain plant On April 7, multiple sources reported that Ford has rolled off the last Ford Mondeo at its plant in Valencia, Spain on April 4, 2022. Production of the Ford Mondeo for Europe has ended after 29 years. The main reason for stopping production of the Mondeo was changing customer preferences and Ford is evolving its passenger vehicle range in Europe to meet changing customer needs as it moves to...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/07

Ford’s new-generation Mondeo begins serial production, pre-sales in China On March 18, Ford announced that its all new Ford Mondeo will begin pre-sales with prices ranging from CNY 159,800 to CNY 219,800.Earlier in the same week, the first all new Ford Mondeos rolled off the assembly line at the Changan Ford plant. From 2013 to 2022, the Mondeo has seen five new generations, with the latest model redefining the D+ class (B+ in China) sedan. In ...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/25

Ford releases all-new Mondeo mid-sized sedan for sale in China On January 17, Ford Motor Company (Ford) released an all-new Mondeo mid-sized sedan for sale in China. The automaker also announced the opening of a new design center in Shanghai. The all-new Mondeo will be manufactured by Changan Ford and launched in 2022.The sedan features a fastback roofline, blacked-out flush mount taillights, transverse headlights, and a breathing 3D parametric ...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/19

Ford Valencia halts production due to semiconductors shortage in January On January 12, Ford Valencia announced that it has halted the production at Valencia plant System B which manufactures the Kuga and Transit models on January 13 and 14, 2022 due to semiconductors shortage.The plant assembles five models but it will stop the production of the Mondeo in March, and the Transit van, which the plant will stop manufacturing in stages.(Multiple s...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/13

cles sales were 164,903 units, essentially flat compared to the same period last year. This is mainly attributed to the steady growth in market demand for Ford brand SUVs and premium sedans. Ford brand SUV sales were 89,826 units year-to-date (YTD), up by 8.3% y/y. In terms of sedans, sales of Ford Mondeo and Ford Taurus increased by 32.0% y/y and 24.9% y/y respectively in the first three quarters.YTD sales of the Lincoln brand totaled 66,036 uni...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/19

21, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 24.0%. The Ford brand sold 116,015 passenger vehicles, up by 6.0% y/y. The SUV segment witnessed a 35.7% y/y increase in sales. Sales of the Edge PLUS and Escape increased by 27.3% and 10.0% y/y respectively. In terms of premium sedans, sales of the Mondeo increased by 14.1% y/y, while sales of the Taurus were up by 41.2% y/y. In the first half of 2021, the Ford brand released the EVOS SUV, Escape...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/14

USD 150 million in the plant for additional tooling.The Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center is a 2 million square foot facility that employs approximately 1,050 people.The plant currently produces conventional and hybrid transmissions for vehicles including the Ford Transit, Edge, Escape, EcoSport, Mondeo, Kuga, S-Max, Galaxy and Lincoln Corsair.For more than 50 years, since 1968, the Van Dyke Transmission Plant produced suspension components and...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/25

put for an additional 20 days, extending a five-week shutdown that started late February.The Cologne plant (Fiesta) will shut from April 21-23 and April 28-30.Ford will pause production of the Transit Connect compact van in Valencia, Spain from April 28-July 2, and will stop production of the Kuga, Mondeo, Galaxy and S-Max for 20 days between now and July 31 .The Craiova plant (Puma, EcoSport) will shut from April 29-May 1 and from May 10-14, and...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/23

Ford Europe to phase out Mondeo in 2022 On March 25, Ford Europe announced that will phase out the Mondeo, its large car, at the end of March 2022. Ford’s other large crossover and multi-purpose vehicles - the seven-seat Ford Galaxy and Ford S-MAX - will continue in production, with full hybrid versions of both recently launched. Launched in 1993, the Mondeo was the first Ford vehicle to be hailed as a “global” car, intended to consolidate ...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/26

te autonomous driving in a variety of urban and city environments and will develop engagement models with local authorities and communities. Project Endeavour has reached a key milestone as the first live trials of its autonomous vehicle fleet begin this week on roads in Oxford. A fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles, enabled by Oxbotica to be capable of Level 4 autonomous driving, will complete a nine-mile round trip from Oxford Parkway station to ...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/22

ed 2,000 units in the first two weeks of its launch. Ford Lio-Ho sold 5,223 vehicles in Taiwan, a y/y increase of 1.8%. All-new Ford Kuga, also launched in mid-June in Taiwan, received nearly 2,000 orders. With regard to mid to large sized sedans, Ford Taurus showed a y/y growth of 77.3% while Ford Mondeo’s second quarter sales in 2020 were flat compared to the same period of 2019.The Lincoln brand sold 13,897 units in the second quarter, refle...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/13

Current conditions make it too dangerous to test the filter against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, but Freudenberg expects that it will achieve the same 99.9 percent effectiveness. Ford dealerships can supply and fit the filter, which is available for the Focus, Kuga, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy, and can now also be ordered for the Fiesta, Puma and EcoSport with Transit Courier and Tourneo Courier models to follow late...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/02

and Galaxy Hybrid share Ford’s latest full-hybrid architecture introduced with the all-new Kuga Hybrid, incorporating a water-cooled lithium-ion battery mounted in a crash absorbent, waterproof structure beneath the vehicle’s underbody for the most efficient use of space. Ford also produces the Mondeo Hybrid and Mondeo Hybrid wagon models at its Valencia manufacturing site. (Ford press release on January 16, 2020)...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/17

Euro NCAP publishes its second to last release of the year On December 4, the Euro NCAP announced that dozen cars were put to the test against the 2018-2019 protocols that within a short time will come to an end. The Tesla Model X, Porsche Taycan, Audi Q7, Renault Captur, Subaru Forester, Škoda Octavia, Ford Mondeo and Ford Kuga all achieve the coveted five-star rating. The Peugeot 2008 was tested with optional safety pack and with standard safe...

News  Updated at: 2019/12/05

Ford reveals electrified vehicle line-up that will to surpass conventional petrol, diesel by 2022 in Europe On September 10 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford premiered its strongest-ever electrified line-up including new Puma EcoBoost Hybrid, all-new Explorer and Tourneo Custom Plug-In Hybrids, the Mondeo Hybrid wagon, and all-new Kuga SUV – the first Ford to offer mild-, full- and plug-in hybrid powertrains.By the end of 2022, Ford expects tha...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/11