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01-05-2007, 07:09 AM
Ford Ends Minivan Production
The Daily Auto Insider
Thursday, January 4, 2007
January 2007
Ford confirmed that it will not resume production of its Freestar minivan at its Oakville, Ontario, plant, The Wall Street Journal reported. Ford discontinued the virtually identical Mercury Monterey minivan in August.
Although Ford had previously said it would extend the Freestar through the 2007 model year, it decided instead to concentrate on building the new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers, which are also produced in Oakville.
"We suspended production in early November so we could zero in on our production of the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX," said Anne Marie Gattari, a Ford spokeswoman.
Ford's minivan sales have dropped from more than 250,000 units in 2000 to fewer than 86,000 in 2005. Freestar sales have fallen 35 percent through November, according to Autodata.
Ford is planning to replace its minivan next year with a new full-size crossover based on the Ford Fairlane concept, the story said.
The Daily Auto Insider
Thursday, January 4, 2007
January 2007
Ford confirmed that it will not resume production of its Freestar minivan at its Oakville, Ontario, plant, The Wall Street Journal reported. Ford discontinued the virtually identical Mercury Monterey minivan in August.
Although Ford had previously said it would extend the Freestar through the 2007 model year, it decided instead to concentrate on building the new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers, which are also produced in Oakville.
"We suspended production in early November so we could zero in on our production of the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX," said Anne Marie Gattari, a Ford spokeswoman.
Ford's minivan sales have dropped from more than 250,000 units in 2000 to fewer than 86,000 in 2005. Freestar sales have fallen 35 percent through November, according to Autodata.
Ford is planning to replace its minivan next year with a new full-size crossover based on the Ford Fairlane concept, the story said.
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