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Home News Live Life Drive 2014 Beijing: Ford Escort, A Re-skinned Focus, Only For China 2014 Beijing: Ford Escort, A Re-skinned Focus, Only For China Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 04:50 pm The Escort nameplate will be returning to the market by 2015, as a China-only C-segment sedan by Ford. Seen is Ford's answer to bridge the gap between a Ford Fiesta Sedan and a Ford Focus.Although the Escort's rear-section may suggest that it is a derivative from a Fiesta, the Escort is actually a Ford Focus underneath. And no, Ford is not recycling an outdated platform to produce a low-cost car.LiveLifeDrive managed to catch-up with Trevor Worthington, the Vice-President of Product Development for Asia Pacific at Ford Motor Company."The compact car market in China is worth about 5.5 million cars a year. That's more than the total car market of UK and Germany combined. So you will see the segment is split into several sub-segments within it."Our research tells us that there is a demand for a car like the Escort," he said.Ford's press release also says the company expects China's compact car market to grow to 7.2 million cars by 2017, bigger than Germany, the UK and France combined!When asked about the Escort is using the underpinnings, Worthington stressed it is using the same C1 platform as the current generation Ford Focus."The current Focus uses an updated platform from the previous generation model, it is our global C-platform," he said.We also asked him if there are any plans to introduce the Escort to other markets outside of China, to which he answered "Presently the Escort is only planned for China, but the model meets all of our global standards so it can be sold in other overseas markets (if the need arises)."The Escort will be powered by a 1.5-litre Ti-VCT engine.The product is co-developed by Ford's product development teams in China and Australia. It will be manufactured by Ford's Changan-Ford joint venture. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags 2014 Beijing 2014 Ford Escort Beijing Ford Ford Cars Ford Escort Print Related News 2014 Beijing: BYD Tang, Plug-in Hybrid With Porsche Cayenne-Beating Performance Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 Earlier last week, we showed you the BYD Qin - the four door sedan plug-in hybrid from China that can out-accelerate a Ford Focus ST. It's quite an ... 2014 Beijing: Hyundai Previews Sub-Tucson Crossover With ix25 Concept Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 The small crossover segment has been seeing a lot of activity lately. Honda is getting into the game with its 2014 Honda Vezel (HR-V) while Ford is ... 2014 Beijing: All-New Peugeot 408 Quietly Rolled Out, On Sale In China In Late-2014 Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 While most of Peugeot's press materials have been focusing on the Peugeot Exalt concept car, the company quietly rolled out the next generation ... Beijing 2014: Honda Spirior Concept Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 At yesterday's 2014 Beijing International Auto Show, Honda unveiled concept model for an all-new Spirior, which will go on sale in China later this ... Comments
2014 Beijing: Ford Escort, A Re-skinned Focus, Only For China Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 04:50 pm The Escort nameplate will be returning to the market by 2015, as a China-only C-segment sedan by Ford. Seen is Ford's answer to bridge the gap between a Ford Fiesta Sedan and a Ford Focus.Although the Escort's rear-section may suggest that it is a derivative from a Fiesta, the Escort is actually a Ford Focus underneath. And no, Ford is not recycling an outdated platform to produce a low-cost car.LiveLifeDrive managed to catch-up with Trevor Worthington, the Vice-President of Product Development for Asia Pacific at Ford Motor Company."The compact car market in China is worth about 5.5 million cars a year. That's more than the total car market of UK and Germany combined. So you will see the segment is split into several sub-segments within it."Our research tells us that there is a demand for a car like the Escort," he said.Ford's press release also says the company expects China's compact car market to grow to 7.2 million cars by 2017, bigger than Germany, the UK and France combined!When asked about the Escort is using the underpinnings, Worthington stressed it is using the same C1 platform as the current generation Ford Focus."The current Focus uses an updated platform from the previous generation model, it is our global C-platform," he said.We also asked him if there are any plans to introduce the Escort to other markets outside of China, to which he answered "Presently the Escort is only planned for China, but the model meets all of our global standards so it can be sold in other overseas markets (if the need arises)."The Escort will be powered by a 1.5-litre Ti-VCT engine.The product is co-developed by Ford's product development teams in China and Australia. It will be manufactured by Ford's Changan-Ford joint venture. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags 2014 Beijing 2014 Ford Escort Beijing Ford Ford Cars Ford Escort
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Beijing 2014: Honda Spirior Concept Live Life Drive Hans | November 19, 2015 At yesterday's 2014 Beijing International Auto Show, Honda unveiled concept model for an all-new Spirior, which will go on sale in China later this ...