Ford_News
11-21-2014, 11:20 AM
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The next-generation Ford Edge (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/edge/) will be available with quite a growth spurt for its debut in China next year, with newly announced plans also to build and sell a three-row version exclusively in the People's Republic. However, markets outside of there likely won't see the larger model.
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) marketing boss (and future head of Ford of Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/07/jim-farley-lead-ford-europe/)) Jim Farley (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jim+farley/) announced the three-row version of the crossover (http://www.autonews.com/article/20141118/OEM04/141119825/ford-preps-larger-3-row-edge-for-china) at the Los Angeles Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/), according to Automotive News. To create the extra room, Ford made the Chinese-built variant about 16 inches longer than its two-row counterpart. Farley didn't specify at which of the Blue Oval's plants in the country this model would be assembled.
The Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/explorer/) and forthcoming Everest (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+everest/) already offer three rows from the Ford lineup in China, but the company thinks the market can easily support all of them. According to Farley to Automotive News, the utility segment is up 485 percent in the country since 2008.
Customers in the US can still look forward to the two-row Edge hitting dealers early next year. It'll be the first model in the Blue Oval's lineup here to come standard with EcoBoost power (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/24/2015-ford-edge-deep-dive-official/).Ford readying three-row Edge for China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/21/ford-edge-three-row-china-report/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The next-generation Ford Edge (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/edge/) will be available with quite a growth spurt for its debut in China next year, with newly announced plans also to build and sell a three-row version exclusively in the People's Republic. However, markets outside of there likely won't see the larger model.
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) marketing boss (and future head of Ford of Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/07/jim-farley-lead-ford-europe/)) Jim Farley (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jim+farley/) announced the three-row version of the crossover (http://www.autonews.com/article/20141118/OEM04/141119825/ford-preps-larger-3-row-edge-for-china) at the Los Angeles Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/), according to Automotive News. To create the extra room, Ford made the Chinese-built variant about 16 inches longer than its two-row counterpart. Farley didn't specify at which of the Blue Oval's plants in the country this model would be assembled.
The Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/explorer/) and forthcoming Everest (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+everest/) already offer three rows from the Ford lineup in China, but the company thinks the market can easily support all of them. According to Farley to Automotive News, the utility segment is up 485 percent in the country since 2008.
Customers in the US can still look forward to the two-row Edge hitting dealers early next year. It'll be the first model in the Blue Oval's lineup here to come standard with EcoBoost power (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/24/2015-ford-edge-deep-dive-official/).Ford readying three-row Edge for China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/21/ford-edge-three-row-china-report/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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