Passat’s lifelong rival, Mondeo, was discontinued and was the most expensive model in history!Only for China
A few days ago, overseas media reported that Ford Mondeo ended production in the European market.The last Mondeo rolled off the production line at the Valencia factory, codenamed CD391, and shared with the discontinued Fusion.
But this is just Mondeo saying goodbye to the European market. The new generation of Mondeo in the Chinese market has already started pre-sale and will be launched on April 13.
In fact, the Mondeo is Ford’s first truly global model, having been discontinued in North America two years ago in “incarnation” of the Fusion. Ford said the main reason for the Mondeo’s discontinuation was a change in customer preferences.
It is reported that the Mondeo model is a global model developed by Ford in 1986 at a cost of 6 billion US dollars.It is also one of the most expensive models to develop in automotive history.The first-generation model was launched in 1993 and is currently the fifth-generation model.
It is worth mentioning that Ford Mondeo has produced the third, fourth and fifth generation models in China. Once sold over 10,000 a month, it became a strong opponent of Passat and Magotan.
Today, with the discontinuation of Mondeo in the U.S. and European markets, Mondeo is only left with a special model for the Chinese market.
at the same time,Ford also stated that it will no longer conduct next-generation research and development on Mondeo, and domestic Mondeo models are also completely dominated by the Changan Ford team in China.
Last month, the new-generation Changan Ford Mondeo opened for pre-sale. A total of four models were launched, with a price range of 159,800-219,800 yuan, and will be launched on April 13.
The starting price of all 2.0T and 8AT powertrains is less than 160,000 yuan. At present, there are few 2.0T joint-venture B-class sedans on the market that are more cost-effective than Mondeo. Whether the new Mondeo can revive the current “monthly sales exceeding 10,000” glory, we will wait and see.
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