Ford EcoSport
Ford released the first information and photos about EcoSport concept, which will be a SUV vehicle for the city, small class (segment B), built on the same technical platform as the B-Max, the little van that will be produced exclusively in Craiova. Ford announced in 2011 that in Craiova, in addition to B-Max, they will produce another model of class B , which means that the serial version of EcoSport will be produced in future in Romania.
When they will start series production, the EcoSport will be manufactured, for starter, in India and Brazil. The car will be produced in other plants that will be announced later, according to Ford.
EcoSport Ford is built on the Ford B platform, thus it has the same mechanical base and Fiesta B-MAX. Ford expects to sell two million cars annually built on B.
The EcoSport will be sold in about 100 countries. Ford EcoSport concept debuts as world premiere at the Auto Show in New Delhi, India (January 5 to 11). When launched, EcoSport will compete with Nissan Juke .
Ford EcoSport is equipped with a gasoline engine 1 liter , turbo charged (EcoBoost) , which began to be produced in Germany and will be manufactured in Romania this year.