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Ford announced in 2014 plans to reduce its vehicle platforms from sixteen to nine. [1] In 2014, Ford vehicles were built on fifteen distinct platforms. This only applies to Ford and Lincoln and not to any brands that were previously held by the company (such as Mazda and Volvo), and is expected to cut costs by 20%.
The T3 is Ford's incumbent large truck platform, which began production in November 2014, starting with the 2015 model year P552 F-150. The fourth generation Expedition, Expedition Max (formerly Expedition EL), Navigator and Navigator L are also built on this platform, shared with the Ford F-Series thirteenth generation chassis design from the P552 F-150 and P558 Ford Super Duty.
Ford MoDe:Me / Ford MoDe:Pro / Ford MoDe:Flex: Electric bike prototypes. [495] [496] 2017 Ford GoBike: 2021 Rakun Pro2 / Rakun Pro3: Ford Otosan developed electric mopeds. [497] 2023 Oshkosh Defense NGDV: US mail van co-developed with Ford, earlier version was V363 (Transit) based. [498] 2023 Ford F-LINE: H623? Year Upcoming Other codenames 2021
Some history -- Until the mid-1980s, Ford used a code name system for major new product programs. Some of these were major programs that spawned platforms (Fox and Panther), others may have been spin-offs of existing products. The last code-name program was the Taurus.
Kentucky Truck Plant is an automobile manufacturing plant owned by Ford Motor Company in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] Opened in 1969, [1] the 4,626,490-square-foot (429,815 m 2) plant on 500 acres (2.0 km 2) currently employs 8,500 people total.
The “EV-certified” program was announced in September 2022 by Ford CEO Jim Farley amid high demand for the vehicles, low supplies and industry-wide optimism for all-electric cars and trucks.
The new B2E platform was designed and developed as Ford’s global B-segment platform. It is the first B-platform developed by Ford's global product development process. [2] [3] This global platform has been used since 2008 on the following vehicles: Ford B-Max (2012–2017) Ford EcoSport (2012–2023) Ford Fiesta Mk6 (2008–2019)
Energy Secretary Chu announced the loans to Ford employees in Detroit.. Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program is a $25 billion direct loan program funded by Congress in fall 2008 to provide debt capital to the U.S. automotive industry for the purpose of funding projects that help vehicles manufactured in the U.S. meet higher mileage requirements and lessen U.S ...