Originally Posted by Paul
No, Ford didn't take a loan out for the platform, but they did invest millions of dollars in assets to produce it. I don't see Ford discarding one of it's newer platforms. Look how long Ford used the Fox platform....DECADES. The Focus platform hasn't been used nearly that long.
your comments on price dont make sense. It would be cheaper for ford to use one platform on 3 different cars then it would be to use 2 platforms on 3 cars. If ford allready has a newer better platform...they would be better off using it than keeping around a slightly older one.