djc Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Leaving in 2020 either to China, or completely away: https://jalopnik.com/ford-denies-your-next-fusion-will-be-made-in-china-1821265164 From what I have read, in 2020 Ford will have the mysterious E as well as hybrid versions of several existing vehicles including likely the Escape and several bigger vehicles. New Ford CEO Hackett seems to be cost-cutting and axing low profit and low volume lines. An hour's labor building an F150 is worth much more than the same hour building a Focus or C-max. As a result, Ford appears to be pulling back from the very competitive and low profit small car business. This may even include mid-sized sedans like the Fusion hybrid, and that would apparently spell the end of the hybrid drive-train shared by Fusion and C-max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Whatever they are called and wherever they are made, future models need to be designed "ground up" as EVs / PHEVs with batteries under the floor where they belong. That reason alone means the C-Max and Fusion (as now designed) will go away. But I sure hope the replacements (Model E variants?) are made here. kyledamron1 and cr08 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djc Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Ground up design of new hybrids should allow battery to be under car, as with Tesla. That would be a considerable advantage. Otherwise the Fusion/C-max hybrid drivetrain fits under the hood pretty well. ptjones and kyledamron1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djc Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Motor Trend also has a story on cloudy future of Fusion. Says Fusion will cease production in NA and Europe, but Ford denies they will import Fusion from China. Fusion sales down 22% this year. http://www.motortrend.com/news/report-ford-to-end-fusion-production-in-north-america/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Motor Trend also has a story on cloudy future of Fusion. Says Fusion will cease production in NA and Europe, but Ford denies they will import Fusion from China. Fusion sales down 22% this year. http://www.motortrend.com/news/report-ford-to-end-fusion-production-in-north-america/ Maybe they'll import the Mondeo instead. For those not aware, the Fusion is sold in much of the world as the Mondeo. By bringing it in as a "new model," particularly if done the same year as a major refresh, they can keep their "promise" to not import the Fusion. I could see it happening, both to improve the optics of moving production to China, as well as hoping the new name (making people think it is actually a new model) will help drive more sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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