Ford Future Vehicle Presentation;Falcon?

[FalconXV]

http://corporate.ford.com/doc/ir_201...Conference.pdf

Alot of news outlets have covered Ford accidentally revealling the next Edge in this . That has since been rectified.
What I noticed was 3 silhouettes on the C/D platform (one being Edge) slide, and a slide about platform reduction, how they intend to reduce the number of core platforms from 14 in 2014 to 9, with silhouettes picture (slide 10) . Can anyone guess what the silhouettes are of?
God help us if Dowling gets his hands on this, so I hope somebody on here can make sense of it before that.

[RedHotGT]

Nice Pretty Presentation.....

[sbutler]

I'd love a RWD Fusion/XR6T!!

[mik]

interesting, i see the Lincoln logo on the same page with the coat hanger and the opera house, should i be connecting dots?

[anto]

pretty much says it all really...

[Wretched]

interesting information, thank you for posting

[blackf6]

Will this end all the speculation on Fords intentions? Good on them looks like there is a quality amount of cars to choose from, great.

[barra240t]

Is is something the general public are suspose to be seeing?

[FalconXV]

Originally Posted by barra240t

Is is something the general public are suspose to be seeing?

Well the link was publicly displayed on an American automotive news website, and is accessible to the public so I don't see why not.

[HULK EF]

wonders too... or is it a "Controlled leak"?

[Luke Plaizier]

Mustang got a mention on just one page.

A 4 Door Mustang is still within scope of that plan .....

[Road_Warrior]

Interesting, thanks for sharing it. Some of it is old news but nice to see some detail on things we never see, like the new MKZ. The three 'blank' cars in the global C/D platform slide are no doubt next gen Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Edge (or an MPV). Falcon doesn't factor into it because it is a regional platform, whereas the presentation is about Ford's global operations and global platforms.

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by HULK EF

wonders too... or is it a "Controlled leak"?

For what benefit to Ford? What were you thinking it might be for?

[HULK EF]

Originally Posted by DanielXR8

For what benefit to Ford? What were you thinking it might be for?

Um jeez... perhaps new/fresh models packing more technology and very much pushing modern engines and better fuel economy springs to mind..

Cant see how this is ANYTHING BUT a benefit to ford. -Furure looks bright. -For global models anyway. - Nothing here about Falcon.

[TC200six]

Originally Posted by FalconXV

[url]God help us if Dowling gets his hands on this, so I hope somebody on here can make sense of it before that.

He might now

[Herrod Motorsport]

Hurry up bring on world platform

[Gobes32]

Falcon and Territory not one single mention, like we don't exist........ Ford Oz is doomed unless they can get a slice of the 9 core cars pie.

[FalconXV]

Originally Posted by Gobes32

Falcon and Territory not one single mention, like we don't exist........ Ford Oz is doomed unless they can get a slice of the 9 core cars pie.

Anybody want to hazard a guess at what they are?

1. B- Fiesta, Ecosport ,B-Max
2. C- Focus, Kuga, C-Max, Transit Connect/Courier, MKC
3. C/D- Mondeusion, Edge, Galaxy
4.D - Taurus, Exploder, MKS etc
5. F150
6. Ranger
7.Transit Custom (or is this C/D?)
8. RWD Transit
9. Mustang

My guess is as good as anyone else's, but I'm willing to bet there is a sub-B in the wings aswell.

[Dr Smith]

The "TGW" rating improvement for Asia-Pacific is excellent. (Slide #50)

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Interesting, thanks for sharing it. Some of it is old news but nice to see some detail on things we never see, like the new MKZ. The three 'blank' cars in the global C/D platform slide are no doubt next gen Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Edge (or an MPV). Falcon doesn't factor into it because it is a regional platform, whereas the presentation is about Ford's global operations and global platforms.

So why does Mustang get a mention then? Is Mustang global? That's regional as well isn't it?

[tweeked]

Slide 56 seems to show that the current Falcon/Territory platform is planned to be gone. 99% of production on core platforms is the projection.

[XWGT]

Originally Posted by tweeked

Slide 56 seems to show that the current Falcon/Territory platform is planned to be gone. 99% of production on core platforms is the projection.

Which still leaves 1 % on regional platforms which I'm sure Falcon / Territory would be lucky to make up 0.005% at a guess?

[Gobes32]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

The "TGW" rating improvement for Asia-Pacific is excellent. (Slide #50)

Exactly, Ford Oz is manufacturing the best quality cars it ever has in it's history. Something to be proud of.

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by FalconXV

Anybody want to hazard a guess at what they are?

1. B- Fiesta, Ecosport ,B-Max
2. C- Focus, Kuga, C-Max, Transit Connect/Courier, MKC
3. C/D- Mondeusion, Edge, Galaxy
4.D - Taurus, Exploder, MKS etc
5. F150
6. Ranger
7.Transit Custom (or is this C/D?)
8. RWD Transit
9. Mustang

My guess is as good as anyone else's, but I'm willing to bet there is a sub-B in the wings aswell.

Next gen Taurus, MKS and possibly Explorer will be on a variant of CD4. The D3 platform currently used will die or be carried on as a regional-only deal for the Police interceptor program.

F150 is still slated to be confined to North America as far as I'm aware.

Transit Custom as you've called it (I presume you mean the Connect?) goes to C3.

Originally Posted by eb2monty

So why does Mustang get a mention then? Is Mustang global? That's regional as well isn't it?

It will be global when next year's model arrives...

[FalconXV]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

F150 is still slated to be confined to North America as far as I'm aware.

Transit Custom as you've called it (I presume you mean the Connect?) goes to C3.

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Given that there was an F-Series on the front page, and that its one of the top sellers, I think its popular enough to be a staple platform in its own right.

No, I meant this bad boy.


Judging by the projections, Holden's 2 pronged approach with Cruze and Commodore seems wiser, given the shrinking D-Segment. I think its safe to assume they will have more in common next generation (not necessarily FWD).
If only we had something like MQB, so we could make EcoSport, Edge, maye 7 seater Edge and Territory off the same platform.

[Joe5619]

The only window I saw from this data & the whole 9 platforms by 2016, is that graphy that shows total Ford sales in 2016 will be 99% from those 9 global platforms. Let’s hope the 1% remaining is the Falcon/territory!!

Also, why was there a picture of Sydney Harbour on the Lincoln page?

[LTDmonger]

What a boring,bland,corporate gathering of vehicles.
All-alike with no individuality.
One Ford sucks...
God help us!

[Brazen]

Has a vehicle maker ever lost its personality so quickly? Although it is a winning formula for Toyota.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by LTDmonger

What a boring,bland,corporate gathering of vehicles.
All-alike with no individuality.
One Ford sucks...
God help us!

Thats your opinion, and thankfully far from the truth.

[The Snout]

6 million units they want to sell. I don't see a platform selling 2000 odd per month having a place in that.