Ford's Massive Product Renewal

[beatle]

I wonder if the Fathom, Mach-E, and Bronco EV (name?) will share the same platform. They do say it's "universal."

 

[AZFox]

I wonder if the Fathom, Mach-E, and Bronco EV (name?) will share the same platform. They do say it's "universal."

No, it's a complete clean-sheet re-design by a separate skunkworks team and will be kept separate from Ford's other operations.

See also:
The Mustang Mach-E Won't Move To Ford's New EV Platform

• Ford’s EV reset may be less about updating old models and more about moving past them.

 

[tubes]

You aren't the only one!

Add me to the list!

 

[AZFox]

"At Ford we'er Number One and it isn't close."

Source: https://www.autoinsurance.com/research/car-recall-facts-statistics/

 

[Hootowls]

I read an article from a good while ago, that said Ford’s problem is they completely redesign most models each year. While Toyota and Honda just tweak an existing model for the next year. This gives them a chance to improve a model, while only screwing one or two things, not the the whole car. I know the CRV was basicly the same from 2017 to 2019 (I had both). I never understood Ford‘s reasoning. If you have something that works, don’t change it, except for chrome or appearance. Just make small adjustments to make it better.

I am hoping that Slate’s simplicity will have less to go wrong!?
HootOwls

 

[Johnologue]

I never understood Ford‘s reasoning. If you have something that works, don’t change it, except for chrome or appearance. Just make small adjustments to make it better.

I am hoping that Slate’s simplicity will have less to go wrong!?

It sounds like the problem is that they didn't have something that worked. 😆

And yeah, Slate eliminated a lot of common points of failure in the infotainment alone. Something could always go wrong, but they should be relatively safe. I'd emphasize their use of manufacturing experts and extensive testing, but I assume/hope that those things apply to every new model of car by a legacy automaker.

 

[E90400K]

I read an article from a good while ago, that said Ford’s problem is they completely redesign most models each year. While Toyota and Honda just tweak an existing model for the next year. This gives them a chance to improve a model, while only screwing one or two things, not the the whole car. I know the CRV was basicly the same from 2017 to 2019 (I had both). I never understood Ford‘s reasoning. If you have something that works, don’t change it, except for chrome or appearance. Just make small adjustments to make it better.

I am hoping that Slate’s simplicity will have less to go wrong!?
HootOwls

No auto maker does that.