mikeyb
08-12-2005, 06:49 AM
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. is considering a proposal to sell a Mexican-built small car in the U.S. in model year 2008.
The automaker's dealers are demanding a vehicle priced below the $14,000 Focus, according to Automotive News. Rival Chevrolet imports the Aveo subcompact from Korean affiliate Daewoo, with prices starting at around $10,000.
Ford currently builds a small four-door sedan based on the European Fiesta subcompact at its plant in Cuatitlan, but the vehicle is sold primarily in the Mexican market. It also builds the Fiesta hatchback and a Fiesta-based crossover, the Ecosport, in Camacari, Brazil, for the South American market.
The automaker may shift production of the next-generation Ecosport to Mexico in late 2007 or early 2008, sources tell Inside Line. But Ford has not decided which Fiesta derivative — sedan, hatchback or crossover — would be most appropriate for the United States. Nor has the company finalized pricing strategies.
What this means to you: Yet another Mexican-built vehicle could soon be headed north of the border — this one to Ford dealerships. It seems all manufacturers are seeking an entry in the American small-priced-small-car category.
source:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106802
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The automaker's dealers are demanding a vehicle priced below the $14,000 Focus, according to Automotive News. Rival Chevrolet imports the Aveo subcompact from Korean affiliate Daewoo, with prices starting at around $10,000.
Ford currently builds a small four-door sedan based on the European Fiesta subcompact at its plant in Cuatitlan, but the vehicle is sold primarily in the Mexican market. It also builds the Fiesta hatchback and a Fiesta-based crossover, the Ecosport, in Camacari, Brazil, for the South American market.
The automaker may shift production of the next-generation Ecosport to Mexico in late 2007 or early 2008, sources tell Inside Line. But Ford has not decided which Fiesta derivative — sedan, hatchback or crossover — would be most appropriate for the United States. Nor has the company finalized pricing strategies.
What this means to you: Yet another Mexican-built vehicle could soon be headed north of the border — this one to Ford dealerships. It seems all manufacturers are seeking an entry in the American small-priced-small-car category.
source:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106802
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