Ford to end Mondeo production to focus on EVS and SUVS

Ford has confirmed that it will stop producing the Mondeo next year as it turns its focus to SUVS and electric cars.

The large family car was once the marque’s flagship vehicle but sales have dwindled in recent years as the car-buying public shifted towards SUVS. Ford said the phasing out of the Mondeo from March 2022 was a result of this “growing change in customer preference” and its plans to expand its line-up to be fully electrified.

The Mondeo was launched in 1993 ands old more than 90,000 units in its first year. Since then more than five million examples have been bought but sales have fallen by 80 per cent since the start of the century and totalled just 2,400 last year.

In contrast, sales of suvs such as the ku ga and puma are rising, up eight per cent between 2019 and 2020 and now accounting for 39 percent of all ford’ s sales.

Announcing its strategy for the coming years, Ford said: “As Ford moves to an allelectric passenger vehicle future, European consumer preferences continue to change.

“As a result of this growing change, Ford will phase out the Mondeo, its large car, at the end of march next year. ford’ s other large crossover and multi-purpose vehicles – the Galaxy and S-max – will continue in production, with full hybrid versions recently launched.”

Ford has stated that by 2026 its whole passenger car range will be zero-emissions capable, allelectric or plug-in hybrid, and by 2030 will be all-electric.