Details on the launch of the next electrified Ford in Europe
- Ford has specified the nature of the new 100% electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models it will launch between 2023 and 2025 in Europe. These will be six new models with a total sales volume that could reach 600,000 units in Europe by 2026, replacing the Ford Mondeo (2022), Ford Fiesta (2023), Ford Ecosport (2024), Ford Focus (2025), combustion engine models that have been widely successful for several decades. But today, times have changed and Ford is practically starting from scratch. The future are 100% electric SUVs and so next Ford models in Europe will be mostly 100% electric SUVs. The first one (based on Volkswagen's MEB platform) will be manufactured in Cologne in 2023. Another 100% electric SUV (also based on Volkswagen's MEB platform) will also be manufactured in Cologne in 2024. The two models are expected to total 200,000 units produced in Cologne in 2026.
- In 2024, the 100% electric Puma and Transit Courier will start production in Craiova (Romania). The two models should total 150,000 units produced in 2026.
- Finally, another all-electric model will start production in 2024 at the Valencia plant in Spain, alongside the new Kuga with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) engine. This model should be produced at 100,000 units per year. With the Transit Custom electric and PHEV produced in Turkey, Ford will produce 600,000 electrified vehicles in Europe by 2026. Ford of Europe wants to become a 100% electric manufacturer in Europe by 2030. Inovev expects Ford of Europe to produce 615,000 vehicles in 2030, compared with 912,000 in 2022.