this the road to electrification Ford almussafeler published this wednesday expiration date for the production of two of the models still standing in the factory: minivans S-Max and Galaxy, which will stop production next April. Existing joint production in both Valencia factory, about 80 vehicles per daythe figures comprised 12,500 (6.5% of the total) of the 190,000 vehicles produced at Almussafes by the third quarter.
This decision follows the Mondeo’s halt in production at the end of March this year, and the Transit Connect’s planned stoppage this late 2022. With this calendar starting in April, Until the electric ones scheduled for 2026 arrive, only the Kuga will remain in production at the factory.. Until last September, this model represented 117,000 cars in all versions produced at Almussafes.
This confirmation comes at the end of last week Carlos Faubel, UGT’s general secretary at the plant, will emphasize that next year they will “have to negotiate an Ere” in connection with the electrification process, because pure electricity generation, as they will come to the factory from 2026, “will require less labor and work.”
Vehicles losing quota
Last Monday, during the visit of Industry Minister Reyes Maroto to the Valencia plant, production director of Ford Almussafes, Dionisio Campos has already drawn attention when asked about the S-Max and Galaxy He “People migrated from them and went to smaller vehicles” ie – given that production volumes were “relatively small” – the exact date to stop this production was “under review”.
Beyond the vehicles that will disappear from the Valencia factory, the brand is also has decided to discontinue the iconic Ford Fiesta, produced today in Cologne, at the end of June 2023..
The future of the brand in Europe
In the statement made by the Oval company, all this is revealed as a part of the company. Accelerating “our strategy for the full electrification of our passenger cars by 2030 and our entire portfolio by 2035”. Ford also confirmed that it will offer in this sense. Three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024It aims to reach 600,000 pure electric cars by 2026.