Ford’s case is clear. The award at the end of June for the pure electric generation platform known as GE2, Almussafes instead of German Saarlouis It will place the Valencia factory in an important position in the future of the oval signature. The arrival of electric cars, or BEVs (for its English acronym) at the factory, is currently scheduled for 2026 – as confirmed in an interview by company sources to this newspaper in October – but the final horizon has already been set. Almussafes will become the “nerve center” of the multinational company in the Old Continent.
He made this clear in this year’s summary developed by Europa Press. The brand stressed that the 2022 electric prize awarded to the Valencia plant is its main milestone and underlined that “it will position itself as the nerve center of Ford of Europe. Thanks to the technological innovation in the processes, there will be a transition from the current production model to a new model based on the connected electric vehicle”. Not surprisingly, The production structure that the company will establish in Almussafes will be the first structure to be built entirely with its own technology.
In this sense, Jesús Alonso, president and CEO of Ford Iberia, emphasized in the report that “Ford+ plan has successfully followed its footsteps, increased the production of electric vehicles and put new technologies at the service of the customer”. Without going any further, will start next year with the first three 100% electric passenger cars produced in Cologne. It is a fact that nine models will be announced in 2024, with Europe aiming to sell “over 600,000 electric vehicles” on the continent by 2026.
In addition, with the Ford Blue, Ford Model and Ford Pro divisions, in Alonso’s words, “we reach all consumers with products that are more sustainable, accessible, inclusive, safe and productive than ever before.”
future cars
until that date in 2026, p.We will know exactly which vehicles will be produced in the factoryIt’s a key question, given an end that next year the S-Max and Galaxy minivans will disappear from Valencia production lines, which will also happen with the Transit van, leaving only the Kuga in production. On the shortlist, one of the clear favorites is still the Ford Mustang Mach-e, although there is no official confirmation.