Under new management Ford looks to shift focus to electric SUVs

as mentioned in Ford's cars are leaving the U.S., but the Fusion may get something resembling Subaru's Outback treatment. Bloomberg reports that the Fusion may be bound for a similar treatment, according to two anonymous sources within Ford. "While current Ford Fusion production ends in a few years, we'll likely continue to use the name because of its awareness, positive imagery and value with consumers," Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications Manager, told The Drive. Ford already makes a wagon version of the Fusion in Europe, where it is called the Mondeo. It would be no stretch at all to take this platform, add some taller springs and rugged looking bodywork, then sell it as a sport wagon crossover type of vehicle, both in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Ford Fusion may live on disguised as an SUV, report says

The Ford Fusion may be getting phased out, but it looks like its name will live on. Continue Reading BelowSources tell Bloomberg that the moniker is set to be used on a Subaru Outback-style SUV after the current model ends production in a couple of years. Included in the cuts was the Fusion sedan, which was the automaker's fourth best-selling model in June. That's pretty much the formula that Subaru used to create the Outback way back in 1994 and an easy way to expand the brand. Asked about the Bloomberg report, a Ford spokesman told Fox News that "while current Ford Fusion production ends in a few years, we'll likely continue to use the name because of its awareness, positive imagery and value with consumers.

The Ford Fusion Is Going To Become A Subaru-Fighting 'Sport Wagon': Report

according to The Ford Mondeo Estate, the Fusion wagon we never got. Photo: FordFord is killing off almost all of its cars and sedans in North America because modern buyers walk around in a crossover-obsessed haze, but the Fusion may stick around—kind of. Bloomberg reports that the Fusion name, at least, may live on in the form of a Subaru Outback-rivaling sport wagon. The story said the reported new Fusion will be a "high-roofed hatchback built on the same mechanical underpinnings," but didn't say whether it would have any of the current Fusion design cues. The latter is probably true, no matter how good a Fusion wagon would probably look.

Ford Fusion name might be used for Subaru Outback-fighting wagon

FordThe Ford Fusion sedan we currently know will soon get the ax, part of the Blue Oval's plans to trim its car lineup and shift its focus to electrified vehicles, crossovers and SUVs. Automotive News, citing two people familiar with Ford's future product plans, says the Fusion nameplate will be affixed to a new, high-riding, Subaru Outback-fighting wagon. This won't be the first time Ford's used the Fusion name for a crossover, either. The automaker sold a B-segment MPV in Europe from 2002 to 2012 called Fusion, based on the subcompact Ford Fiesta. A Ford spokesperson declined to comment on future product, but agrees that keeping the Fusion name is a smart idea.




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