Ford Fusion officially hits the end of the road
The Ford Fusion has been officially discontinued, marking the first time that the brand has been without a sedan in the lineup since the Model T.
“As promised, Ford is reinventing the car to match consumers’ preferences and growing our business by significantly expanding our North America sport-utility vehicle portfolio with the all-new Bronco and Bronco Sport, all-electric Mustang Mach-e, and all-new versions of Escape and Explorer, America’s all-time best-selling SUV,” Ford spokesperson Sam Schembari told Ford Authority. “As part of this shift, we ended Fusion sedan production on July 31.”
Ford introduced the Fusion in 2006 as a four-door, five passenger mid-sized sedan. It rode on the CD3 platform, which was also shared with the MKZ and eventually made its way to the new Continental, which also ended production recently.
The Fusion wasn’t a particularly hot seller, moving only 166,045 units in 2019, compared to it’s peak of 306,860 in 2014. So far in 2020, only 61,421 Fusions were sold. These are U.S. sales figures.
The Fusion will leave somewhat of a hole in Ford’s lineup, as it won’t be replaced with another sedan. Instead, rumours suggest, the Fusion will be replaced by a mid-sized, wagon-style SUV.
This is the first time that Ford hasn’t had a sedan in it’s lineup since 1923, when it introduced the Model T “Fordor,” its first enclosed four-door car.