The
Ford U platform designation is used by
Ford Motor CompanyThe Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
for a range of
sport utility vehicleA sport utility vehicle is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis. Usually equipped with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability, and with some pretension or ability to be used as an off-road vehicle, some SUVs include the towing...
(SUV) and crossover utility vehicle (CUV)
automobile platformAn 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....
applications.
The
U1 platform was used for Mid-size SUVs, built at
Louisville, KentuckyLouisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's estimated population as of 2008 was 713,877 , with a population of 1,244,696 in the Louisville...
,
Hazelwood, MissouriHazelwood is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 25,523 as of 2006. Hazelwood, a northern suburb of St. Louis, is located north of Lambert-St...
(Saint Louis, Missouri), and Valencia, Venezuela plants.
Vehicles using the standard wheelbase
UN105-150 version include:
- 1991 Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size SUV sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky...
- 1991 Mazda Navajo
The Mazda Navajo was a 2-door SUV introduced in 1991, and Mazda's very first off-roader. Also, the Navajo was Mazda's only truck-based SUV. Available only as a four-wheel drive, two-door vehicle, the Navajo was essentially a rebadged Ford Explorer Sport. It was marketed in the United States only as...
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
The Mercury Mountaineer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle manufactured by the Mercury brand name and owned by the Ford Motor Company. The Mountaineer shares many features with the Ford Explorer, and in terms of hardware, the vehicles are virtually identical...
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
The Ford Explorer Sport Trac is a mid-size sport utility vehicle with a pickup truck bed sold mostly in North America. The Sport Trac is based on the Ford Explorer SUV and has been built by the Ford Motor Company since 2000. This pickup truck slots between the Ford Ranger and Ford F-Series in size,...
The First Generation (1991-1994) trucks are dubbed as the
UN46 platform while the Second Generation (1995-2001) trucks are the
UN105 platform.
The
Ford U platform designation is used by
Ford Motor CompanyThe Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
for a range of
sport utility vehicleA sport utility vehicle is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis. Usually equipped with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability, and with some pretension or ability to be used as an off-road vehicle, some SUVs include the towing...
(SUV) and crossover utility vehicle (CUV)
automobile platformAn 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....
applications.
U1
The
U1 platform was used for Mid-size SUVs, built at
Louisville, KentuckyLouisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's estimated population as of 2008 was 713,877 , with a population of 1,244,696 in the Louisville...
,
Hazelwood, MissouriHazelwood is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 25,523 as of 2006. Hazelwood, a northern suburb of St. Louis, is located north of Lambert-St...
(Saint Louis, Missouri), and Valencia, Venezuela plants.
Vehicles using the standard wheelbase
UN105-150 version include:
- 1991 Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size SUV sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky...
- 1991 Mazda Navajo
The Mazda Navajo was a 2-door SUV introduced in 1991, and Mazda's very first off-roader. Also, the Navajo was Mazda's only truck-based SUV. Available only as a four-wheel drive, two-door vehicle, the Navajo was essentially a rebadged Ford Explorer Sport. It was marketed in the United States only as...
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
The Mercury Mountaineer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle manufactured by the Mercury brand name and owned by the Ford Motor Company. The Mountaineer shares many features with the Ford Explorer, and in terms of hardware, the vehicles are virtually identical...
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
The Ford Explorer Sport Trac is a mid-size sport utility vehicle with a pickup truck bed sold mostly in North America. The Sport Trac is based on the Ford Explorer SUV and has been built by the Ford Motor Company since 2000. This pickup truck slots between the Ford Ranger and Ford F-Series in size,...
The First Generation (1991-1994) trucks are dubbed as the
UN46 platform while the Second Generation (1995-2001) trucks are the
UN105 platform. The Third Generation (2002-2005) trucks are
UN152 and the 2001-2003 "Sport" (2-door) variants are platform
UN52.
Vehicles using the long-wheelbase
UN93/173 version , built in
Wayne, MichiganWayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 19,051. Ford Motor Company has two plants here; assembling the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator in one, and the Ford Focus in the other.As of 2006, Downtown...
, include:
- 1997 Ford Expedition
The Ford Expedition is a full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1997 as a replacement to the Ford Bronco, it was previously slotted between the smaller Ford Explorer and the larger Ford Excursion, but as of the 2010 model year it is Ford's largest SUV...
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV built by the Ford Motor Company for its luxury division, Lincoln. Introduced as a 1998 model, production began May 14, 1997 with sales beginning in August. The Navigator was Lincoln's first SUV as well as its first four-wheel drive capable vehicle...
U2
A new version of the mid-size SUV platform (
U2 short- and
U3 long-wheelbase) went into production in 2006 for 2007 models.
U2 vehicles were built in Ford's
Louisville, KentuckyLouisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's estimated population as of 2008 was 713,877 , with a population of 1,244,696 in the Louisville...
and Valencia, Venezuela plants.
Vehicles using the new U2 short wheelbase platform include:
- 2005 Land Rover Discovery/LR3
The Land Rover Discovery is a mid-size SUV, with off-road capabilities, from the British car maker Land Rover; a subsidiary of Tata Motors. There have been three generations of the vehicle, which was first introduced in 1989. The current 'Discovery 4 is marketed in North America as the...
- 2006 Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size SUV sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky...
(U251)
- 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
The Mercury Mountaineer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle manufactured by the Mercury brand name and owned by the Ford Motor Company. The Mountaineer shares many features with the Ford Explorer, and in terms of hardware, the vehicles are virtually identical...
(U251)
U32
The full-size SUV
U32x Expedition and Navigator are built in Ford's
Wayne, MichiganWayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 19,051. Ford Motor Company has two plants here; assembling the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator in one, and the Ford Focus in the other.As of 2006, Downtown...
plant. This platform is also called T1 platform, based on the
F-150The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over five decades. The most popular variant of the F-Series is the F-150. It was the best-selling vehicle in the United States for 23 years and has been the best-selling truck for 31 years, though this does not...
.
Applications:
- 2007 Ford Expedition
The Ford Expedition is a full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1997 as a replacement to the Ford Bronco, it was previously slotted between the smaller Ford Explorer and the larger Ford Excursion, but as of the 2010 model year it is Ford's largest SUV...
(U324)
- 2007 Lincoln Navigator
The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV built by the Ford Motor Company for its luxury division, Lincoln. Introduced as a 1998 model, production began May 14, 1997 with sales beginning in August. The Navigator was Lincoln's first SUV as well as its first four-wheel drive capable vehicle...
(U326)
U36
The
compactA compact car , or small family car , is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car...
crossover SUVCrossover describes a vehicle that derives from a car platform while borrowing features from a traditional Sport Utility Vehicle .While body on frame construction and light truck platforms are used to build traditional SUVs, crossovers use a car's monocoque/unibody platform construction...
U36x platform Mariner and Escape continue on an evolution of the
Ford CD2 platformThe Ford CD2 platform is an automobile platform for crossover SUVs. It is the basis for the Mazda Tribute, Ford Escape, and Mercury Mariner, and was the first automobile platform jointly developed by Mazda and Ford...
and are built in
Avon Lake, OhioAvon Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,145 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Avon Lake is located at ....
.
Applications:
- 2007 Mercury Mariner
The Mercury Mariner is a entry-level luxury compact crossover SUV that was introduced in 2005. It is a sibling of the Mazda Tribute and Ford Escape, although it is slightly more upmarket than the other two. Mechanically, it is identical to the Ford Escape...
(U364)
- 2007 Ford Escape
The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model year and priced below the Ford Explorer. The Escape was sold in Europe as the Ford Maverick. It was jointly developed with Mazda, in which Ford owns a controlling interest, and...
U38
The
U38x mid-size
crossover SUVCrossover describes a vehicle that derives from a car platform while borrowing features from a traditional Sport Utility Vehicle .While body on frame construction and light truck platforms are used to build traditional SUVs, crossovers use a car's monocoque/unibody platform construction...
s are based on the
Ford CD3 platformThe Ford CD3 platform is a Ford global midsize car automobile platform. It was designed by Mazda in association with Ford and debuted with the Mazda 6 sedan in early 2003. Mazda refers to the CD3 platform as GG/GY. The platform is designed for either front or all-wheel drive...
. They are built at Oakville Assembly in
Oakville, OntarioOakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Applications:
- 2007 Ford Edge
The Ford Edge is a premium mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by Ford, based on the Ford CD3 platform shared with previous generation Mazda6 and marketed in slightly modified form as the Lincoln MKX. The platform is shared with Mazda CX-9 crossover , the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and the...
(U387)
- 2007 Lincoln MKX
The Lincoln MKX is a mid-size luxury crossover from Ford's Lincoln division and a de facto successor to the Lincoln Aviator luxury SUV. It debuted as a 2007 model in December 2006 as a production version of the Lincoln Aviator Concept shown at the 2004 North American International Auto Show...
(U388)
See also
- Ford CD2 platform
The Ford CD2 platform is an automobile platform for crossover SUVs. It is the basis for the Mazda Tribute, Ford Escape, and Mercury Mariner, and was the first automobile platform jointly developed by Mazda and Ford...
- Ford CD3 platform
The Ford CD3 platform is a Ford global midsize car automobile platform. It was designed by Mazda in association with Ford and debuted with the Mazda 6 sedan in early 2003. Mazda refers to the CD3 platform as GG/GY. The platform is designed for either front or all-wheel drive...
- Ford P platform
The Ford P platform is Ford Motor Company's full-size pickup platform.-P2:P2 F-Series trucks were built in Cuatitlan, Mexico, Dearborn, Michigan, Claycomo, Missouri, and Valencia, Venezuela. It was also built in Oakville, Ontario until its closure in 2004...
- Ford T platform
The Ford T platform is Ford Motor Company's large SUV automobile platform. It is based on the P2 platform used in the company's pickup trucks. It is available in rear wheel drive and all wheel drive with V8 engines.-T1:...