Ford Mondeo
The Ford Mondeo is a car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car", 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". 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.
| Ford Mondeo | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
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| Production | 1992– March 2022 1992–present (China, Middle East) |
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| Class | Mid-size/large family car (D) (1992–2022) Full-size car (E) (2022–present) |
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| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1993–present) Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (1993–2000, 2007–2022) |
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| Predecessor | Ford Sierra/Ford Scorpio (Europe) Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz (North America) Ford Telstar (Asia and Australia) |
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. Production of the Mondeo ended in Europe in March 2022.