Ford CD3 platform

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Ford CD3 platform

Note: there is also a Ford D3 platform
Ford D3 platform

The Ford D3 platform is a Ford Motor Company global full-size car automobile platform. It was designed by Volvo Cars before the Ford purchase and debuted with the Volvo S80 sedan in early 1999....
used in Europe

The Ford CD3 platform (for "C/D-class

Vehicle size class

Vehicle size classes are a way of classifying cars. The common North American parlance is word-based, while English-speaking European writers also use words to describe car sizes....
") is a Ford

Ford Motor Company

The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
global midsize car automobile platform

Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
. It was designed by Mazda

Mazda

is a Japanese automaker based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is part owned by the Ford Motor Company.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales....
in association with Ford and debuted with the Mazda 6 sedan in early 2003. Mazda refers to the CD3 platform as GG/GY

Mazda G platform

The Mazda G platform is an automobile platform for midsize cars. It has been used by a number of vehicles from Mazda and Ford Motor Company in Japan and abroad....
. The platform is designed for either front or all-wheel drive. Ford also plans to add a Hybrid powertrain on the platform, and the 2009 minivan

Minivan

File:Plymouth Voyager 1992.jpgA minivan, multi-purpose vehicle , people-carrier, people-mover or multi-utility vehicle is a type of automobile similar in shape to a van that is designed for personal use....
V2 platform

Ford V platform

The Ford V platform is Ford Motor Company's minivan automobile platform.It is used in the following vehicles:* 1999-2003 Ford Windstar* 2004-2007 Ford Freestar...
will use the CD3 as its base.

This platform, developed in Japan by Mazda, is primarily for the North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n market.

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The Ford CD3 platform (for "C/D-class

Vehicle size class

Vehicle size classes are a way of classifying cars. The common North American parlance is word-based, while English-speaking European writers also use words to describe car sizes....
") is a Ford

Ford Motor Company

Automobile platform

Mazda

Mazda G platform

Minivan

Ford V platform

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n market. Although there has been many vehicles on the platform, only the Mazda6/Atenza is sold widely outside North America. Ford reportedly spent just US$1,000,000,000 on development of all CD3 models, which is about what the company would have spent on each model if they were developed independently.

Vehicles currently using this platform include the following:

2003–present Mazda 6
2006–present Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion (North America)

The North American Ford Fusion is a mid-size car produced by the Ford Motor Company since the 2006 model year.The Fusion is manufactured at Ford's Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, where the similar Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ are also built....
(CD338)
2006–present Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ
Lincoln MKZ

The Lincoln MKZ, initially named the Lincoln Zephyr, is a mid-size, entry-level luxury car from the Lincoln division of the Ford Motor Company....
(CD378)
2006–present Mercury Milan
Mercury Milan

The Mercury Milan is a mid-size luxury sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform built by Ford Motor Company and distributed by the Lincoln-Mercury division....
(CD338)
2007 Mazda CX-9
Mazda CX-9

The Mazda CX-9 is a full-size crossover SUV, also described as a "modern station wagon", built by Mazda. It replaced the Mazda MPV minivan for North America ....
crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
2007 Ford Edge
Ford Edge

The Edge is a premium mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by Ford Motor Company, based on the Ford CD3 platform — and marketed in slightly modified form as the Lincoln MKX....
crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
(U338)
2007 Lincoln MKX
Lincoln MKX

The Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury Crossover from Ford Motor Company Lincoln division and a de facto successor to the Lincoln Aviator luxury Sport utility vehicle....
crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....

Cancelled CD3 products:

2009 Ford Flex
Ford Flex

The Ford Flex is a full-size crossover manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Its styling is based on the Ford Fairlane #2005 Concept concept car unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show....
crossover minivan
Minivan

File:Plymouth Voyager 1992.jpgA minivan, multi-purpose vehicle , people-carrier, people-mover or multi-utility vehicle is a type of automobile similar in shape to a van that is designed for personal use....
(switched to D3
Ford D3 platform

The Ford D3 platform is a Ford Motor Company global full-size car automobile platform. It was designed by Volvo Cars before the Ford purchase and debuted with the Volvo S80 sedan in early 1999....
)

CD3 2

The CD3 platform was redesigned for the 2009 Mazda 6 replacement.

The CD3 2 platform is expected to be phased out early next decade and give way to either the Ford EUCD platform

Ford EUCD platform

The Ford EUCD platform is Ford Motor Company's global midsize car automobile platform. It is loosely based on Ford's compact Ford C1 platform, but much engineering was done by Volvo Cars....
currently used under the Ford Mondeo in Europe or more likely by the EUCD2 as Ford aligns its global product architecture. The next generation of Fusion, Edge, MKX and MKZ debuting in 2012-2013 are expected to be built on this platform.