Ford, which has made an important move in battery production in Turkey, wants to establish an ambitious product range focused on Europe in a short time.
Ford, which has been on the agenda with its own shaping moves regarding the electric car future for a while, has finally made its extensive planning announcements. With this planning, in which Otosan is positioned as vital, the European-oriented electricity preparation of the American manufacturer becomes clear. Announcing that it is preparing to sell fully electric models as of 2035 within the scope of planning, Ford is going to restructure with a focus on going carbon neutral for other operational processes such as production and logistics until this date. Turkey, which is a vital position for the brand in the focus of commercial vehicles, will also get its share from the transformation as we predict. The “Gigafactory” investment, where batteries will be produced for electric Transit models produced in Turkey, together with the United States, is planned to be made here. This huge capacity battery plant investment, which is the first for Turkey, will also serve as a reference for the steps of other brands in the upcoming period. nature.
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Ford also shared the first information about the new models.
With today’s announcement, it has become clear that important names such as Fiesta, Focus and Puma, which are already in the product range, will continue on their way completely electric. In the information confirmed by Ford of Europe CEO Stuart Rowley, the details that a new model will be launched for 2023 draw attention. The model, whose battery and infrastructure (MEB) will come from Volkswagen as part of the partnership, is expected to have compact crossover characteristics. If no changes are made, the production of this completely new vehicle will take place in Cologne.
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Ford Otosan will undertake the production of the electric Puma in parallel with its investment in Romania. By 2024, the goal of creating a powerful seven-piece electric product range, which will include the electric Puma, is also among the highlights in the short term. The brand will also bid farewell to some models it offers to make room for its new product range. Ecosport, which could not deliver what was expected after the Mondeo, will withdraw from production and sales for the new name that will have electric qualities in its segment. On the commercial side, electric versions of Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom, Transit Courier and Tourneo Courier will be in front of us in the next 2 years. With the realization of all investments, the Ford front expects sales of 600,000 electric vehicles in Europe by 2026.
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Restructuring was made for electricity conversion
The American manufacturer has recently taken an important step in completely separating its electric and internal combustion models. Ford, which has implemented a department called “Edison Team” in the past period to carry out the development specific to electricity, this time divides its product range into two different roofs. For the development process of electric vehicles, the department called “Model E” will start activities. This new formation will focus on new solutions on the technological side, such as connectivity, as well as infrastructure elements of vehicles. The team, which will operate under the umbrella of “Ford Blue”, will carry out the developments focused on hybrid and all other internal combustion engine vehicles within its own framework. CEO Jim Farley stated that they believe this step will be beneficial in transferring the vehicles to the road with a faster decision mechanism in the progress process.
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