silvrsvt Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Behind a paywall, but the Maverick was the vehicle that Ford was talking about that they got done very quickly last year, they shaved 20 months off the development cycle. https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-proves-itself-it-can-hurry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Free version https://todayuknews.com/automobile/ford-proves-to-itself-that-it-can-hurry-up/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passis Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 12 hours ago, silvrsvt said: Behind a paywall, but the Maverick was the vehicle that Ford was talking about that they got done very quickly last year, they shaved 20 months off the development cycle. https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-proves-itself-it-can-hurry If I remember correctly, CX758 was also included in this fast development process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 New Ford Maverick development process is a good example of Jim Hackett's "design thinking" and "fitness" initiatives in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 20 hours ago, passis said: If I remember correctly, CX758 was also included in this fast development process It’s a shame that the utility was dumped so late in the program, Ford clearly wanting Maverick pickup to have as much product room as possible, I think the pair could have worked well as counterpoints to Bronco Sport without spoiling its sales because yeah, I still believe that Maverick Ute would be different enough to BS and Escape to work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passis Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) On 8/5/2021 at 7:23 PM, jpd80 said: It’s a shame that the utility was dumped so late in the program, Ford clearly wanting Maverick pickup to have as much product room as possible, I think the pair could have worked well as counterpoints to Bronco Sport without spoiling its sales because yeah, I still believe that Maverick Ute would be different enough to BS and Escape to work. And I think that the BS, the Maverick and CX758 would make a profitable trio for Camaçari* and South America - without having to spend so many billions to compensate tax incentives and breaking of contracts... Not to mention the damage to the brand which could have been spared. *Mexican production is not feeding well our region. Ford volumes are extremely low. Edited August 15, 2021 by passis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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