Ford Re-Enters Minivan Market - Sort Of

Ford Motor Company found itself pushed out of the minivan on the market in mid-2000's, as customers turned away from its offer snapped up the other models, including the Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country, Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna. Ford is not the only automaker finding the segment too difficult to compete as a GM has also made an exit. Nissan and Kia yet offer its minivans, but their presence is very small.

A small minivan

Starting in 2012, Ford will swing back to a segment of leaving some seven years ranije.Sve-new model, Ford C-Max will debut, minivan type, but not stvarno.C-Max is really a multi-purpose vehicles five adults and two children, based on the same platform on which the compact Ford Focus.

This means that the C-Max will be smaller than the Dodge, Honda, Chrysler and Toyota minivans, with a small interior design and reduced weight. But it also means that Ford will find a way to get this car work, plans to offer hybrid and plug-in version to go with the standard gas model. In Europe, the C-Max diesel option, something Ford does not plan to make available in the United States. At least not initially.

the basic model

base four-cylinder 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is likely to be Ford C-Max, 2013 model, when the rolls. With the rear sliding doors, C-Max is trying to use a limited amount of space, so an extra row of seats suitable for small passengers only. Put your kids in the very back and let the adults run up front and center!

of the proposed hybrid and plug-in model will, however, have a slightly different body style. This body will have a sliding door or third row, with seating for five putnika.Ford C-Max power will work much the same way as the Chevrolet Volt, the ability to run on pure electricity for about 40 miles before the gas engine kicks in the range of Combination is expected to be 500 miles when the electric and gas are used, a number that could spread rapidly through the fill at the gas station.

Modified Hybrid

C-Max Ford Hybrid represents a new generation of Ford hybrid vehicles. Currently, sales of Ford hybrid sedans and crossover SUV, but the C-Max will be the first of a new generation of models. Unlike the current Ford Fusion Hybrid that can run on electric power only up to 47 mph, Ford says the new hybrid will top that number before the gas engine kicks in. That means Ford C-Max Hybrid will enjoy fuel consumption , easily making it the most fuel efficient minivan on the market.

C-Max is one of several models that Ford had planned to run on platforms from C segmenta.Focus 2012 Ford is the model with a crossover is expected to join the C-Max in 2013.

How has the Detroit Auto Show Changed Over the Years?

You can bet that as the 104th anniversary is celebrated this year, it has undergone some significant changes. Not the least of which is its position as one of the most important international shows in the calendar.

In the international position would not be possible in Detroit, the managers of events since 1907, did not seek to raise it from a regional auto show catering to intrigue the Detroit car event that celebrates the manufacturers from around the world. To understand what it has become now, it is important to know where it started ...

In the beginning

This is the first Detroit show boasted 33 cars from 17 exhibitors. Not only would home the hardware: it was held at Beller's Beer Garden and will probably show-goer could enjoy the draft and the fender or two. Then 16 dealers gathered to underwrite the event, and it was the beginning of DADA.

In three short years the event has grown Beller and moved to Wayne Gardens in 1910, during the biggest available space in the city. In '21 and '22 was at Morgan and Wright building, because the continued growth in the number of exhibitors.