Ford C1 platform

Ford C1 platform
Overview
Manufacturer Ford Motor Company
Also called Volvo P1 platform
Mazda BK platform
Production 2003
Body and chassis
Class Compact platform
Related Ford EUCD platform
Chronology
Predecessor Ford C170 platform
Successor Ford Global C platform

The Ford C1 platform (for "compact class") is Ford's global compact car automobile platform. It replaces Ford C170 platform and Mazda's BJ platform. The C1 platform debuted with the European Ford Focus C-Max compact MPV in early 2004. The platform is designed for either front- or all wheel drive.

The C platform was designed in the Ford development center at Europe Cologne, Germany, as the "C Technologies Program". It was said to be one of the largest platform programs in history at that time. Ford Focus, Volvo S40 and V50, and Mazda3 (BK & BL) share about 60 percent of their parts and components. Thirty engineers each from Ford, Mazda, and Volvo worked in Cologne for two years to combine the compact car engineering for all three automakers under the direction of Ford Director of C Technologies Derrick Kuzak, Ford of Europe vice president of product development.[1]

The C1 platform has been stretched creating the EUCD for use in future Volvo vehicles. Volvo's plans call for all of their cars to be C1, EUCD, or D3-based in the coming years.

Among all of the cars, the floorpan is different, but the front- and rear-subframes, suspension, steering, braking, safety, and electrical components are shared.

Vehicles using this platform include the following:

Global C platform

The C1 platform has been replaced by the Global C platform (or C-car)[2] and combines three previous platforms as part of Ford's "One Ford" efficiency drive.[3]

Ford global C platform vehicles:

Vehicles partially based on global C platform:

References

  1. "C Technologies: Common parts mean compromise for Ford, Volvo, Mazda". AutoWeek. Retrieved May 25, 2003.
  2. Horrell, Paul (January 2011). "Big 10: Ford's Global C-Car Platform". Motor Trend. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 White, Joseph B. (1 November 2012). "Ford CEO Mulally to Stay "Through At Least 2014."". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 Hayward, Matthew (April 2013). "2013 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI Powershift review". Evo. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. Stoklosa, Alexander (September 2012). "2014 Ford Transit Connect Unveiled in Europe, Arrives Here Next Year". Car & Driver. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  6. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/279406/volvo_v40_revealed.html
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