<![CDATA[Jalopnik: C-max]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: C-max]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/c-max http://jalopnik.com/tag/c-max <![CDATA[Ford C-Max minivan to be hybrid-only]]> Ford, to compete with hybrid and electric vehicles produced by Toyota, GM, and Nissan, said today its C-Max compact minivan will be a dedicated hybrid when U.S. sales begin next year. So Ford's bringing minivans back, and they're hybrids. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810380&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford C-Max: EcoBoosted Minivan For Lil' People]]> It has something in common with Gwyneth Paltrow—sliding doors—and it'll bring the European MPV aesthetic to American mothers of young children—the only Americans who will fit in the 7-seater's third row. Actually, it's a 5+2, but who's counting? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5729654&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford C-Max Energi And Hybrid Charge Up]]> Ford's answer to the Chevy Volt isn't just an all-electric version of the Ford Focus. It's also two varieties of its upcoming C-Max hatchback — a regular hybrid and a plug-in hybrid that Ford says beats the Volt in efficiency. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5729365&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[C-MAX Gets Ford Back Into Minivan Game]]> Ford turns its Focus back to the minivan game with official plans to bring the C-MAX stateside in 2012. [Ford] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5715203&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford C-Max: Not-So-US-Bound]]> Unlike the 2012 Grand C-Max, its smaller brother, the new five-passenger Ford Focus-based C-Max has no plans for storming the US market. This one does however look cooler, especially when dressed in this fashionable shade of Ford Fiesta green. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5359447&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Grand C-Max: Return Of The Truly Mini Van]]> Last night, we said the seven-passenger Ford Grand C-Max would be heading for the U.S. Now we can give you all the details, better photos and our initial thoughts. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5359407&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Grand C-Max Headed For U.S.]]> Business Week's David Kiley became the latest embargo Twitterbomber, spilling the beans on Ford's plans to bring the all-new 7-passenger Grand Focus C-Max to the US market in 2011. Others then let loose with photos. Here's everything that's out there. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5359230&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford C-MAX: Focus-Based Mini-Minivan May Come Stateside]]> The first vehicle based on Ford's new global Focus platform, the new C-MAX will drop cloth later this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. But, you say, why should we care? Well, because we're told it may wash ashore here. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5352186&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford To Build Euro Models Stateside, Reports Wall Street Journal]]> A Saturday Wall Street Journal report claims Ford is working up plans to retool its North American assembly plants to build a number of European models. Ford hasn't confirmed the report, but it is expected to announce the shift during its second-quarter earnings conference on Thursday. While the paper mentions only the Mondeo specifically, conventional wisdom has the Euro Focus and possibly a C-Max/S-Max joining it. We'll take one with a diesel and 6-speed stick, please. [WSJ via Automotive News (Sub. Req.)] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398930&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Could Ford Retool Truck Plants To Produce Euro Fords?]]> We hear many car-related rumors on a daily basis, but there's one that came across our desk today that's quite the whopper. Website Autosavant is claiming their sources within Ford are saying that three of the four plants shuttered after Ford's dramatic reorganization will be retooled to produce popular European models like the Ford Kuga and C-Max. From the Autosavant piece:
Our sources at Ford say that Mr. Mulally has already made the decision to convert at least three truck/SUV production facilities in North America as soon as possible to produce Ford models currently sold in Europe, where Ford is renowned for its small cars. The timeline Mulally prefers, according to insiders, is "yesterday". He has made up his mind and is pushing forward.
Why we're taking this rumor with an Expedition-sized grain of salt below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396113&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Report: Ford Considering C-Max, Kuga Crossover for US Market]]> There's more chatter in the pipeline about Ford bringing models from its European division to the US. One day after the company announced it would show the upcoming Kuga crossover in Frankfurt this year, Germany's AutomobilWoche says boss Alan Mulally is hot to bring it and Ford Europe's much loved C-Max MPV to the land of burgers and fries. The economy-minded vehicles could give Ford a leg up on competitors if new fuel-economy regulations see the light of day, and a fresh set of designs from the boffins at Ford Europe would surely give the American line a B12 shot. That sound you hear prez Mark Fields' grinding a balance sheet, possibly in his teeth. [via Motor Authority] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280643&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Poll: Which Ford Europe Product Should FoMoCo Bring to the US?]]> UK-based trade mag Just-Auto yesterday reported FoMoCo is considering bringing models from Ford Europe to the US market, a practice the company has employed in the past to fill holes in its stateside line. Among models it's considering are the Mondeo, Focus, S-Max, and Galaxy minivan, which many Jalopnik readers agree are more appealing than their counterparts (if any) in the US. So which ones should they bring? The much-coveted Euro Focus, which shares its underpinnings with the Volvo S40 and Mazda3? Maybe the S-Max, a higher-performance version of the Galaxy minivan? How about the Tourneo utility wagon (young, quirk-addicted parents call the front desk)? Maybe something else? Enough with the talk. Take our poll already. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220011&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[When Dave Met Bruce: Ford Europe's C-Max Debuts in Bologna]]> The most alluring feature of Ford Europe's new C-Max MPV, debuting at the Bologna show this week, may be the Z-shaped handbrake lever (barring that, the boomerang-shaped door handles). But it's still a more precise and stylish entry than its sister ship, the Mazda5, which is the closest we'll get to the C-Max stateside. It's one of Euro Ford's new "kinetic" designs, which is like Ford America's "Dave" visual language with 2/3 less safety razor and 1/3 more nail clipper . – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=219449&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AutoBild's Digital Crystal Ball Trained on FoMoCo's New CUVs]]> The artistes at Germany's AutoBild turned their digital tablets on Ford's new range of compact utes on the way, predicting what the European Focus C-Max, the Land Rover Freelander and the Volvo XC50 will look like. All of them are expected to face down the RAV4s of the world in the next two years, though only the second two of the three — all of which are to be built on Ford's flexible C1/P1 platform — will be coming to the US. The Freelander will be the first to arrive, in late 2006, followed by the others in 2007. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=162912&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Ford C-Max 4x4]]> Judging from a few spy shots from World Car Fans (at least one of which is digitally doctored), Ford's European Focus model range will soon be enlarged by one. That means the upcoming VW CrossGolf should probably watch its back, considering Ford appears to be working up an allroad version of its high-roof C-Max to compete with a long-awaited Golf counterpart. No word on when such a vehicle will get its unveiling, but figure 2008 may be a busy year for European Off-roaders in Reasonably Priced Cars. More »
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