Sherminator98 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 https://www.carscoops.com/2024/09/in-just-15-minutes-ford-approved-partnership-while-vw-took-two-months/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I don't think it was a wise decision. I heard VW is having problems. For that matter, so is Stellantis and Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 Everyone is having problems 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 This move has to be viewed in context of what it was meant to do.... Ford was behind on EV tech, with looming regulations in Europe. This move allowed them to "quickly" (in automotive terms) get some Euro EV products out the door when they were behind. IMO, it was always meant as a stopgap plan until Ford could get its own (better) in-house products up and running, and that's what it seems like is happening. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 (edited) On 9/29/2024 at 12:04 PM, Joe771476 said: I don't think it was a wise decision. I heard VW is having problems. For that matter, so is Stellantis and Ford! The bits that VW are having problems with are the bits that Ford has changed - a better production line process that is way less labor intensive - replaced MEB battery with Ford sourced unit - replacing MEB motors, drives and control units with own design Basically, Ford has turned VW MEB into a quasi-Ford design. Amazing what Ford can do when it’s all about saving money….. Edited October 1 by jpd80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 To be fair, the partnership involved non-essential models on Ford's portfolio but involved a core German built models on the VW side. At the end, VW couldn't go all-in and had to keep its own duplicate van in production in Hannover because the German union was too powerful. And it ended up keeping the old Amarok in production in Argentina as well after concluding it couldn't close that plant for whatever reasons. The full scope of the deal was: ID.4 --> Explorer ID.5 --> Capri Caddy --> Transit/Tourneo Connect Amarok <-- Ranger Transporter <-- Transit Custom Caravelle <-- Tourneo Custom The 3 models that Ford is getting from VW are all local EU market products that were not part of Ford's long range strategic plans. The 3 models that VW is getting from Ford were all worldwide products that were previously made in Germany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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