Ford will have two electric cars based on the Renault 5. It is confirmation of a Ford that is diluted in Europe

Ford will have at least six electric cars on the market. Four of them will not be “purely Ford” cars. And the American company has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Renault to provide the brand with two “affordable” electric cars. The agreement also contemplates a future partnership for commercial vehicles.

But above all, a concept floats in the air: what Ford do we expect for Europe?

Two electric made in Renault. With a press release, Ford and Renault have confirmed that the former will use the Ampere platform to launch two “affordable” electric cars on the market in the coming years. The first, they point out from Ford, should reach dealerships in the early stages of 2028.

That is to say, what seems certain is that we will see some kind of Renault 5 with the Ford logo. The question is whether we will see a second electric car based on the Renault 4 (to expand the spectrum with something of the B-SUV type) or based on the Twingo to look for another type of customer. At the moment, everything indicates pointing to new Renault 5 and 4 from Ford.

In France. These Ford cars with a French flavor will even be manufactured in Electricitythe plant that Renault has in France and where the aforementioned come from Cinco y Fourhence it is the couple that we will probably see on the street.

The arrival of these new models is also a boost to the factory itself. It is where Renault’s small electric models are assembled, but also the Nissan Micra (brother of the Renault 5). They have the capacity to continue expanding production and had options from Alpine, Dacia or Mitusbishi, which are also part of the Renault Group or are collaborators.

The arrival of the new Fords is an endorsement for a plant that has the capacity to assemble up to 620,000 vehicles annually.

Ford, what Ford? In the statement, Ford wanted to mark territory and defend that the new cars that leave the French plant will have the hallmarks of the oval brand. “The two cars will feature distinctive driving dynamics, authentic Ford brand DNA and an intuitive user experience,” the company says.

The truth is that in the medium term, Ford will have six electric cars on the market and four of them are mounted on external platforms. Thus, only the Puma Gen-E and the Mustang Mach-E are purely Ford cars. The Ford Explorer and Capri have been launched on Volkswagen’s MEB base, with the ID.4 as the brother of the Americans. Now two more electric cars will arrive from outside the company.

The two speeds. The announcement does nothing more than reaffirm the strategy that Ford seems to have decided for Europe. The company has long talked about a two-speed company where the vehicles with the highest cost for the customer (and benefits for the company) are manufactured by Ford with its trademarks and sold in exclusive families within the company itself such as Ford, Raptor or Bronco.

The rest of the models, such as the electric ones, for which large investments have to be made and whose financial results are not being too good due to a slower than expected customer reception, are the ones that are being left in the hands of third parties. That is to say, Ford is trying to focus its efforts and make its highest-cost investments in those models that it knows work best for them.

This has a counterpart. The brand runs the risk of being diluted between models that have their personal touch, such as the Explorer, but where there is no doubt that they have a very characteristic Volkswagen car flavor. This strategy of “third party” models for Europe endangers the company’s brand image and could place it in a less dominant position if in the future they want to return to making their own investments for the European market.

And Valencia? The announcement adds to the future Ford Bronco Sport for Europe, a model that will be assembled in Valencia, according to Automotive Newsand that comes to keep the plant alive with a “Europeanization” of the American model based on the Ford Kuga.

A few weeks ago, The Automotive Tribune It also pointed out this possibility and that another second model would arrive at the Valencian plant. This strategy would help keep the factory alive by assembling models with combustion engines while electric ones (which require greater investment and lower return at low prices) are being left in the hands of third parties.

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