Inovev expects less than 50 000 Ford Galaxy / S-Max per year for a full year
- While the European market for large MPVs becomes marginal (1% of the market in 2014 against 1.5% in 2008 and 2% in 2004), Ford intends to remain in this vehicle category by launching the third generation of the Galaxy.
- This model is derived from the recent S-Max introduced earlier this year. It will therefore incorporate the whole front part of the S-Max, but differs in the length and the height to accommodate seven people.
- The Galaxy was still located in the fourth position in 2014 on the market for large MPVs, behind the Volkswagen Sharan, Ford S-Max and Seat Alhambra, but ahead of the Mercedes V Class and Renault Espace.
- 2015 may see a change in this ranking due to the arrival on the market of new generation Renault Espace, Ford S-Max and Ford Galaxy. The question is whether these new models will boost the market for large MPVs, since a large number of customers now purchase compact MPV or even increasingly popular SUVs. Ford hopes to sell 40 000 new Galaxy every year, against 20 000 in 2014. Inovev expects a cumulative production of 50 000 units of Galaxy / S-Max in a full year.
- The new Galaxy is equipped with a 1.5 EcoBoost petrol engine of 160 hp and 240 hp 2.0 EcoBoost and 2.0 diesel TDCI 120/150/180/210 hp. This model will be manufactured in the Spanish plant of Valencia, alongside the Mondeo and S-Max that share the same platform (CD4 code), and alongside the Transit Connect and Kuga that share another platform (C1).
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