Ford Mondeo

Ford Mondeo
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Also called
Production1992[2]– March 2022[3]
1992–present (China, Middle East)
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size/large family car (D) (1992–2022)
Full-size car (E) (2022–present)
Body style
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive (1993–present)
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (1993–2000, 2007–2022)
Chronology
PredecessorFord Sierra/Ford Scorpio (Europe)
Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz (North America)
Ford Telstar (Asia and Australia)

The Ford Mondeo is a car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car",[4][5] the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Tempo/Mercury Topaz in North America). The Mondeo nameplate is derived from the Latin word mundus, meaning "world".[6] For its first two generations, the Mondeo was produced using the CDW27 platform, with the third-generation model shifting to the EUCD platform. The fourth-generation models use the CD4 platform, and the fifth-generation use the C2 platform.

Due to declining sales and a growing trend towards crossover SUVs over saloons and estates, Ford announced in March 2021 that it will discontinue the production of the Mondeo in Europe and Argentina with no direct successor.[7][8][9] Production of the Mondeo ended in Europe in March 2022.[10]

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  3. ^ "Ford Mondeo axed after three decades". March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ford is killing off the Mondeo globally in 2022". CNET. March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "End of the world car: One final run in the Ford Mondeo". Autocar. May 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mondeo". Interbrand. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008.
  7. ^ "Ford says farewell to 'Mondeo man' as car to be phased out". BBC News. March 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ford to end production of Mondeo model". The Guardian. March 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ford Mondeo: End of 30-year road for car that became byword for average". The Independent. March 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Final European Ford Mondeo rolls off Valencia factory line". Auto Express. April 6, 2022.