mmarshall

Sorry, but you are incorrect when you state that it is not on the Taurus platform.

oldcajun

Mike,
Your Wikipedia quote actually agrees with my point. The CD4 platform is the Fusion platform and also is used in the MKZ. The "7th gen." Taurus is, new China only car.
Steve
​​​​​​The tenth generation Continental is derived from the front-wheel drive Ford CD4 platform. Along with the seventh-generation Ford Taurus (currently sold only in China) and Lincoln MKZ, the Continental shares its chassis underpinnings with the Ford Fusion (Mondeo) but rides on a 5.7 in (145 mm) longer wheelbase. All-wheel drive is available as an option.

Toys4RJill

Oldcajun is correct and you are wrong. The current USA Fusion and current USA Taurus are not off the same platform.

UDel

I figured the Taurus would go, it sells in smaller numbers but they will likely just combine the 2 for a new sedan. Taurus does have better name recognition, used to be one of the top selling sedans in the US when it was a mid sizer in the 80's. Still remember those matte black Taurus Robocop police cars.

Toys4RJill

I disagree to some extent. Fusion sounds more interesting and the name is not associated with American crap from the 80s and 90s. I give GM some credit for staying away from names from the 80s and 90s for their Buick and Cadillac cars.

Sure do. I remember the car would spark underneath every time it went up the ramp in the police parking garage

mmarshall

OK...no sense arguing about it all afternoon. Apparently a misunderstanding on both our parts. I should have made clear whether we were talking about the American or Chinese Taurus. Anyhow, the American-market Taurus will probably soon be discontinued from low sales...so, right now, it is probably becoming a moot point.

And, back to the Fusion...I, for one, will be sorry to see it go. Not only do I think the Fusion itself is an excellent sedan, but it also gave us the latest-generation Lincoln MKZ....which I seriously considered when I bought my Lacrosse. I consider the MKZ and Lacrosse to be the two American Lexus ES350s.

MattyG

While the automotive press is no different in some respects than other MSM these days, jumping on every rumor and every whisper; there is some credibility to this report. Ford CEO James Hackett was asked a question quite directly about the Fusion's future. Ford had announced that the company won't build the Mondeo in Valencia, Spain and the Fusion in Hermosillo, Mexico.

An auto press writer asked Hackett if there was a need for the Fusion in Ford's future, he answered "I'm giving you a hint". This came after Ford said that it has no plans to import China-built Mondeos/Fusions into Europe and the US.

Now Ford could be lying to its suppliers and the auto media, or it's cagey about what the Fusion's replacement will be. This CEO has signalled he wants to cut $14B from Ford's bottom line and simplify operations and cut down model offerings etc.

mmarshall

Classic double-talk from auto executives. Might as well be Hillary talking about her E-mail LOL.

oldcajun

It wouldn't surprise me if the Fusion is killed that Ford would move the Focus upmarket a bit to fill the slot. Honda's upgrade of the Civic, for example, has the Civic outselling the Accord and being viewed as a viable family car not just a compact.

Sulu

Repeat of history: The introduction of the large Ford Five Hundred (subsequently renamed Taurus) opened up space below it for a new mid-size model, which saw the introduction of the Ford Fusion. Now the slot-filler is going to be killed off?

jadu

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Along with the cost of development of a new fusion, is the profit margin on a fusion that low/minimal? I know it's a highly competitive segment, but it appears Ford is offering a thousands of $$ of cash incentives yielding a lower profit margin.

mmarshall

IMO, the rather unimpressive Focus would have to move considerably upmarket to be as nice a car as the Fusion. Kind of like a 6th-grade basketball player trying to fill the shoes of Le Bron James.

Fizzboy7

That logic only works until one looks at how successful and well the Accord sells. There's a huge need and roll the Accord fills, and the numbers prove it. There's no reason why Ford can't do the same with the Fusion.
Bottom line, it's lack of design talent and poor company decisions. Not that the Fusion is bad, but as I stated earlier, it's lingered on too long without an update. The competition has moved forward, Ford has not. This whole thing is similar to what Chyrsler has done with their compact and mid-sized sedans. These companies will lie and BS us all with their excuses and reasons as to why they want to drop cars, but the real truth is incompetence.

RNM GS3

Again this is typical BS from Ford and being lazy, cheap etc.

The new Fusion would share its platform/engines etc with a CUV anyway so its not like they need to develop some unique platform for it.

Hoovey689

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2013 debuted a new 2nd generation, and 2017 saw a facelift which added new front and rear end styling, rotary controlled automatic transmission, new trims, and the performance Sport model which featured the first time a V6 was offered on a second generation.