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04-19-2014, 11:54 AM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), SUV (http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/), China (http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), Beijing Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/beijing-motor-show/)
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According to Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), the Chinese SUV segment grew by 49 percent in 2013, and the Blue Oval held a 4.5 percent market share. At the 2014 Beijing Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/beijing-motor-show/), Ford is showing the Everest SUV that, while just a concept for now, will go into production in the near future.
The Everest is a big, brawny seven-seat SUV that mixes solid, chiseled styling and contemporary Ford design cues. Up front there is an angular version of the trapezoidal grille and sharp, wraparound headlights. The beltline rises in the rear to make the back appear higher than the front. The rear seems just as chiseled, with the taillights resting in jagged scallops. There is no doubt that this concept means to look rugged, and ready for rough roads - the whole thing looks pretty great.
The truck was penned by Ford's Asia Pacific design and engineering team in Australia, and it was first shown in Sydney last year (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/13/ford-australia-debuts-ranger-based-everest-suv-concept/). Ford's JMC joint venture will build the truck for the Chinese market, and it will be sold at Ford dealers there. The Blue Oval isn't hinting at what powers the production version yet, but it reportedly shares some components with the foreign-market Ranger (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+ranger/).
Don't get up any hopes of the Everest coming here. "We have no plans for it at the moment," said Ford spokesperson William Mattiace, about its US prospects. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/04/19/ford-everest-suv-production-china-beijing/#continued) to read the official press blast.Continue reading Ford confirms Everest SUV production for China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/19/ford-everest-suv-production-china-beijing/)
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According to Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), the Chinese SUV segment grew by 49 percent in 2013, and the Blue Oval held a 4.5 percent market share. At the 2014 Beijing Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/beijing-motor-show/), Ford is showing the Everest SUV that, while just a concept for now, will go into production in the near future.
The Everest is a big, brawny seven-seat SUV that mixes solid, chiseled styling and contemporary Ford design cues. Up front there is an angular version of the trapezoidal grille and sharp, wraparound headlights. The beltline rises in the rear to make the back appear higher than the front. The rear seems just as chiseled, with the taillights resting in jagged scallops. There is no doubt that this concept means to look rugged, and ready for rough roads - the whole thing looks pretty great.
The truck was penned by Ford's Asia Pacific design and engineering team in Australia, and it was first shown in Sydney last year (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/13/ford-australia-debuts-ranger-based-everest-suv-concept/). Ford's JMC joint venture will build the truck for the Chinese market, and it will be sold at Ford dealers there. The Blue Oval isn't hinting at what powers the production version yet, but it reportedly shares some components with the foreign-market Ranger (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+ranger/).
Don't get up any hopes of the Everest coming here. "We have no plans for it at the moment," said Ford spokesperson William Mattiace, about its US prospects. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/04/19/ford-everest-suv-production-china-beijing/#continued) to read the official press blast.Continue reading Ford confirms Everest SUV production for China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/19/ford-everest-suv-production-china-beijing/)
Ford confirms Everest SUV production for China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/19/ford-everest-suv-production-china-beijing/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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