Thread: Uue platvormi pere Ford

Järgmise põlvkonna Fiesta seatud esimesena kasu paindlik uute architectureFord areneb uus platvorm pere sarnaseid concept Volkswagens modular MQB platvormile, kuid struktuurilised erinevused suuruses autod, mis on kedratud neile sobiks.
Insaiderite aru et kõige tuum Euroopa mudelite järgi kolme sorti platvorm jaoks toitlustusega, igaüks loodud sobiks massi ja käidukorraldus ümber rühmitatud mudeleid.
Vastavalt Ford, VWs MQB strateegia, kus rühmad väikesed, keskmise suurusega ja crossover mudeleid jagada sama core riistvara üheks puuduseks on, et väiksemat mudelit läbi kaalu karistus, sest platvorm on vastavalt suuremad ja raskemad autod.
Ford lähenemisviisi veel sisaldab enamikku sama mastaabisäästu aga võimaldab rohkem erinevusi kaal, tugevus ja aine platvormi saate vastavalt vajadustele iga mudel.
Platvormi koosseisud trio katab segmentide Fiesta, Focus ja Mondeo ja nende derivaadid, need kolm ehitusplokkide osana selle firma viie-tugev arsenali globaalse platvormid, mis hõlmab ka Ranger pick-up ning transiidi kaubanduslikel rida esindajad.
See on teine nelja piirkondliku platvormid müüb suurest USA-s on näiteks F-seeria pick-up. Ford otsustanud vähendada oma platvormi arv 11 üheksa aasta alguses oma ühte Ford raames.
Järgmise põlvkonna Fiesta, due Ümbruskonnas, umbes kolm aastat aega, võiks uue riistvara ja komponentide kogumi esimese kaubasaaja. Minimeerides platvormi count abil on võimalik säästa märkimisväärseid summasid vähendada instrumentaarium ja komponendi konstruktsiooninõuete ja selles protsessis olla tohutu mastaabiefekti saavutamise.
Platvormi arengu moodustab peaaegu poole tootjad R & D kulutused, pakkudes olulist stiimulit hankida mitme mudelid sama aluseks oleva riistvara.

Next-gen Fiesta set to be the first to benefit from flexible new architectureFord is developing a new platform family similar in concept to Volkswagens modular MQB platform, but with structural variations to suit the sizes of cars that will be spun from them.
Insiders report that most of the core European models will be catered for by three varieties of this platform, each designed to suit the weights and duty cycles of the models clustered around it.
According to Ford, one drawback of VWs MQB strategy, in which the groups small, mid-size and crossover models share the same core hardware, is that the smaller models carry a weight penalty because the platform has to suit bigger and heavier cars.
The Ford approach still provides most of the same economies of scale but allows more variation in the weight, strength and substance of the platform to better suit the needs of each model.
The trio of platform configurations will cover segments represented by the Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo and their derivatives, these three building blocks forming part of the companys five-strong armoury of global platforms, which also includes the Ranger pick-up and the Transit commercial range.
It has another four regional platforms, the F-series pick-up that sells in huge numbers in the US being an example. Ford committed to reduce its platform count from 11 to nine at the start of the year as part of its One Ford programme.
The next-gen Fiesta, due in around three years time, could be the first recipient of the new hardware and component set. Minimising the platform count has the potential to save significant sums of money by reducing tooling and component design requirements and achieving potentially huge economies of scale in the process.
Platform development accounts for almost half of manufacturers R&D costs, providing a substantial incentive to source multiple models from the same underlying hardware.