Ford_News
12-10-2010, 04:06 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Minivan/Van (http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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It sounds like Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) is getting ready to square off against the Opel Meriva (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/meriva) small minivan in Europe. According to Automotive News, Ford will be bringing an all-new B-segment van to next year's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/). The Blue Oval's European arm is keeping the details of the vehicle close to its chest, but from what we understand, the new minivan should begin production toward the end of 2012. The company has already made it clear that its Craiova, Romania facility will be tasked with constructing a new B-segment fighter sometime soon, and news has it that the vehicle will be more people mover than hatchback.
If true, that means that the new van is likely to carry the B-Max moniker to keep in line with creations like the C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-max) and S-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max). In Europe, Ford has relied on its aging Fusion people mover to carry the company in the small-car segment, and the aging platform has begun to slip over the past few years. While it once held the number two slot, the Fusion has fallen to be the fifth most popular vehicle among the B-segment vans.
Regardless of whether or not the B-Max can knock the Meriva off of its throne, we aren't likely to see it here in the states.
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101209/ANE/101209833/1198) - sub. req.]Report: Ford B-Max minivan concept coming to Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/10/report-ford-b-max-minivan-concept-coming-to-geneva/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It sounds like Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) is getting ready to square off against the Opel Meriva (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/meriva) small minivan in Europe. According to Automotive News, Ford will be bringing an all-new B-segment van to next year's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/). The Blue Oval's European arm is keeping the details of the vehicle close to its chest, but from what we understand, the new minivan should begin production toward the end of 2012. The company has already made it clear that its Craiova, Romania facility will be tasked with constructing a new B-segment fighter sometime soon, and news has it that the vehicle will be more people mover than hatchback.
If true, that means that the new van is likely to carry the B-Max moniker to keep in line with creations like the C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-max) and S-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max). In Europe, Ford has relied on its aging Fusion people mover to carry the company in the small-car segment, and the aging platform has begun to slip over the past few years. While it once held the number two slot, the Fusion has fallen to be the fifth most popular vehicle among the B-segment vans.
Regardless of whether or not the B-Max can knock the Meriva off of its throne, we aren't likely to see it here in the states.
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101209/ANE/101209833/1198) - sub. req.]Report: Ford B-Max minivan concept coming to Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/10/report-ford-b-max-minivan-concept-coming-to-geneva/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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