Ford and Renault have reached an agreement to supply the US market with two “affordable” electric cars; The brand also signed a collaboration agreement with Volkswagen.
Ford will have at least six electric cars on the market, but four of them won’t be “only Ford.” The American carmaker has confirmed it has reached an agreement with Renault to supply the brand with two “affordable” electric cars. The agreement also provides for a future partnership for commercial vehicles.
Above all, one question remains: what can we expect from Ford in Europe?
Two electric cars manufactured by Renault
In a press release, Ford and Renault confirmed that the former would use the Ampère platform to launch two “affordable” electric cars on the market in the coming years. The first, according to Ford, should arrive in dealerships in early 2028.
In other words, what seems certain is that we will see a sort 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 range with something like a compact SUV) or on the Twingo, looking for a different type of customer. For the moment, everything indicates that these will be the new Renault 5 and 4 manufactured by Ford.
In France
These French-style Ford cars will be produced at the Renault factory in France, Electricité, where the aforementioned Renault 5 and 4 are also produced, and are therefore the model we are most likely to see on the streets.
The arrival of the new models also represents a boost for the factory itself, which assembles Renault’s small electric models, but also the Nissan Micra (sister of the Renault 5). Production has the capacity to continue growing and has…
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