Ford Cargo

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Ford Cargo
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Freightliner/Sterling Cargo (1999–2007) Ashok Leyland Stallion Ashok Leyland EComet JMC Weilong[1] (2018–2022)
Production	1981–present
Model years	1981-1997 (Europe) 1986-2007 (North America) 1981-present (South America, rest of world)
Assembly	UK: Langley, Berkshire (Ford UK)[2] US: Kentucky Truck Assembly, Louisville, Kentucky Australia: Eagle Farm (Brisbane), Queensland Turkey: İnönü (Ford Otosan) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) Argentina: General Pacheco Brazil: Ipiranga, São Paulo and São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo (Ford Caminhoes) Venezuela: Valencia, Carabobo China: Taiyuan (JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle)[1] India: Hosur, Tamil Nadu (Ashok Leyland) US: Mount Holly, North Carolina (Freightliner Trucks)
Designer	Patrick Le Quément (First Generation)
Body and chassis
Class	Class 7 (USA)
Body style	Cabover
Powertrain
Engine	5.7 Dovertech I6 (1981-2003) 7.3 Ecotorq (2003-2015) 9.0 Ecotorq (2012-) 12.7 Ecotorq (2016-)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	variable
Length	variable
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Transcontinental Ford C-Series (North America) Ford D-series (UK) Ford N-Series (Australasia)
Successor	Ford LCF (North America) Iveco Eurocargo (Great Britain) Ford F-Max

The Ford Cargo is a forward-control (cab-over-engine) truck model manufactured by Ford since 1981. Designed by Ford of Britain as the successor of the Ford Transcontinental heavy commercial tractor, Ford introduced the Cargo to North America for 1986 as a medium-duty truck, intended to replace the long-running Ford C-Series.

Coinciding with the sale of Ford commercial truck production in Europe and North America, the Cargo design has been sold under multiple brands during its production life. In Europe, it was rebranded as an Iveco Ford, later becoming the Iveco Eurocargo. In North America, the Cargo was included in the 1997 sale of Ford heavy-truck lines to Freightliner, who marketed it as both a Freightliner and a Sterling through 2007.

Originally produced by Ford UK at its Langley facility from 1981 to 1993, the Cargo was also produced by Ford Brasil from 1981 to 2019 (the source of US-market production from 1986 to 1990); from 1991 to 1997, the line was produced by Ford by Kentucky Truck Assembly, in Louisville, Kentucky (for North America, replacing Ford Brasil). Current production of the line is sourced from Ford Otosan in Turkey.