Until three years concern Ford will launch a whole family hybrid car, you will have to compete with the world leader in this segment Toyota Prius, the agency reported Reuters, citing its sources. Currently Ford Fusion offers hybrid in the US market, only in the last year its sales grew by 24.3% and this causes concern to concentrate its efforts for the development of similar models.
New hybrid cars, Ford will be released in several versions as they do Japanese. The US market Prius family is offered as a 5-door hatchback, but there is also a compact version with index C, and a compact van - V. In addition, Ford models will be equipped with several different engines, one of them will be be loaded into the grid.
The new hybrid Ford’s now named C240 and uses components already available models of the company. At its base will be the global platform of the company which will be used in next-generation Focus. The production will be concentrated at the plant in Wayne (USA), its volume will be around 120,000 units per year.
Earlier, Ford executives gave up cooperation with Toyota in the creation of hybrid engines for pickups and SUV both brands. Americans decided to continue development completely independently.
