Ford wants two EVs based on Volkswagen platform
Blue Oval's European boss says two battery-powered models based on MEB architecture will help it recoup development costs quickerFord's European president, Stuart Rowley, has let slip to a German newspaper that the Blue Oval is plotting not one but two new pure-electric cars based on Volkswagen's MEB EV platform.
Speaking to
, Rowley said the decision to spin-off another Ford model from the same underpinnings as the recently revealed Volkswagen ID.3 was made because there was financial sense in producing just make one car.Back in July, Ford confirmed it would use Volkswagen's dedicated pure-electric MEB architecture as part of a deal with Volkswagen, but until now it had confirmed just one model.
It's now thought Ford may mirror Volkswagen's approach by developing a small hatch and a compact SUV that could both be introduced in 2023.
The Blue Oval has already announced that from 2023 it expects to build an incredible 600,000 MEB-based EVs for Europe over six years.
As part of the deal, Volkswagen will supply all the parts and components -- including the platform, suspension, electronics, electric motors and batteries -- for the re-clothed Ford model.
The EV alliance will help Volkswagen, meanwhile, help recoup some of the $US7 billion ($A10.2b) it invested to develop the MEB architecture.
It's possible that both battery-powered Fords will make the trip Down Under to rival both the Volkswagen ID.3 hatch and ID.4 small SUV, which will launch in the Australian market in 2022.
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