The restructuring in the European operation marks a farewell to the Ford Fiesta after the Mondeo and Focus.
The electricity-oriented transformation, which has taken the automotive world under its influence, brings radical changes in product ranges. Especially in the last few years, the number of official steps to end the production of well-established models, which we can now describe as traditional, has increased rapidly. As we can guess, this situation is in parallel with Ford. The brand, which started its steps that will move the stones in its European operations, with the farewell of Mondeo, announced last June that the production of Focus would end by 2025. We may have come to the end of the road for Ford Fiesta with the latest development in the foreign press today.
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Official announcement for Ford Fiesta can be made in the coming days
Ford’s move on the Fiesta side, which is preparing to sell only electric models in Europe by 2035, can be attributed to the shift of the wind to the SUV side in the compact segment. The success of Puma in a short time and the fact that it will have a fully electric version in the coming period puts the Fiesta or a possible new B segment model in the background as a priority. Electric Puma is of interest to the Turkish side, as it will be produced in the Craiova facilities in Romania, which Otosan bought.
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a short UK-based issuer of the statement Ford, Fiesta-focused managed questions; “We are accelerating our steps and preparations in the focus of transition to electrification. For this reason, there are revisions and revisions in the product range. With every step taken, it is thought to create the Ford of the new era. There will be no comment on speculation at this stage. Information on the subject will be shared in the coming days.” answer in the form gave.
We will start to see more serious steps next year as part of Ford’s steps towards electrification. The factory in Cologne, where the Fiesta is currently produced, will get its share from the transformation in the focus of electric models. Thanks to the Volkswagen partnership, we will see Ford models that will be built on the MEB platform as they come off the band in 2023. Under this scenario, the production of the Fiesta may also end in 2023. Ford Fiesta, which started production in 1976, has achieved sales of more than 4.5 million in its 50-year adventure.
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What will the first stages of Ford electric car planning be like?
The brand’s short-term electric car plans were announced last March. In the information confirmed by Ford Europe CEO Stuart Rowley, it was shared that a brand new model will be launched for 2023. As part of the partnership, the model, whose battery and infrastructure (MEB) will come from Volkswagen, is expected to have compact crossover characteristics. If no changes are made, the production of this completely new vehicle will take place in Cologne. 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.
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