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Old 10-12-2008, 07:02 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Re: Report: Ford Seeks To Sell Mazda Stake; Mazda States No Decision Yet

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Originally Posted by steve333 View Post
The Fiesta is based on the Mazda 2 and the Euro Focus is based on a Volvo platform. Without the two of them, Ford will have to develop their own platforms and Mazda has more experience with small platforms than Ford, at least when it comes to good platforms.
The Fiesta SHARES the same platform as the Mazda2. Nothing else! This is a global platform and Europe is the lead for small car development.

The Euro Focus is based on another Global Ford platform. Once again...lead in Europe.

Ford has more then enough global resources to develop excellent small car platforms.
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