For the first time in the history of model Fusion (Ford Mondeo in Europe) production will take place in the United States. Assembly sedan starts this Wednesday in Flat Rock plant , positioned near Detroit , reports AP.
To secure additional production company hired 1400 new workers who work two shifts. In the same plant , and is produced model Mustang.
The capacity of production lines , which assembled Ford Fusion sedan is 350,000 cars per year. This is 30 % more than the capacity of the factory in Mexico , which until now was done model .
Increased production will enable the company to meet the increased demand for Fusion sedan in the U.S.. YTD sales in old increased by 13% , and by July the market realized 181 668 copies of the model.
Factory in Flat Rock , Michigan, was built by Mazda Motor Co. in 1987. In 1992 , when Ford and Mazda signed a cooperation agreement , the plant started assembly of cars Ford. Last year, the production of Mazda cars in the factory was discontinued after the two companies broke off their relationship .
Ford Fusion sedan was voted "Green Car of the Year " in the United States in the annual competition organized by the American edition Green Car. It won recognition as the most environmentally friendly model in competition with the Ford C-Max, Dodge Dart Aero, Toyota Prius C and Mazda CX- 5 .
According to the jury , the sedan is preferred as standard unless modifications have two hybrid versions - Hybrid ( first photo) and Energi ( the second ) . Both feature a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and electric motor , whose total capacity reached 185 k.s.Proizvoditelyat model claims that Fusion Hybrid consumes only 5 l/100 km in the combined cycle and can reach 90 km / h using only its electric motor .
The main difference Energi version is that it can be charged from the mains . This modification spends only 2.35 l/100 km and with a full tank and a fully charged battery Fusion Energi can travel 750 kilometers without refueling .
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