Iħjut Familja ta ' pjattaformi ġodda għal Ford

Il-ġen li jmiss Fiesta se jkun l-ewwel wieħed li jibbenefika minn arkitettura ġdida flessibbliFord qed jiżviluppa familja ta' pjattaforma ġdida simili fil-kunċett għall-pjattaforma modulari tal-MQB tal-Volkswagens, iżda b'varjazzjonijiet strutturali li jaqblu mad-daqsijiet tal-karozzi li se jiġu spuned minnhom.
Il-persuni b'informazzjoni privileġġata jirrappurtaw li l-biċċa l-kbira tal-mudelli Ewlenin Ewropej se jiġu indirizzati minn tliet varjetajiet ta' din il-pjattaforma, kull waħda mfassla biex taqdi l-piżijiet u ċ-ċikli ta' ħidma tal-mudelli miġbura madwarha.
Skont Ford, żvantaġġ wieħed tal-istrateġija tal-MQB tal-VWs, li fih il-gruppi mudelli żgħar, ta' daqs medju u trasversali jaqsmu l-istess ħardwer ewlieni, huwa li l-mudelli iżgħar iġorru penali tal-piż minħabba li l-pjattaforma trid tkun adattata għal karozzi akbar u itqal.
L-approċċ Ford għadu jipprovdi l-biċċa l-kbira tal-istess ekonomiji ta' skala iżda jippermetti aktar varjazzjoni fil-piż, is-saħħa u s-sustanza tal-pjattaforma biex taqdi aħjar il-ħtiġijiet ta' kull mudell.
It-trio ta 'konfigurazzjonijiet ta' pjattaforma se jkopri segmenti rappreżentati mill-Fiesta, Focus u Mondeo u d-derivattivi tagħhom, dawn it-tliet blokki tal-bini li jiffurmaw parti mill-kumpanija korazza b'ħames qawwiet ta 'pjattaformi globali, li tinkludi wkoll il-ġbir Ranger u l-firxa kummerċjali ta' Transitu.
Għandha erba 'pjattaformi reġjonali oħra, il-ġbir tas-serje F li jbiegħ f'numri kbar fl-Istati Uniti huwa eżempju. Ford impenjat ruħha li tnaqqas l-għadd tal-pjattaforma tagħha minn 11 għal disgħa fil-bidu tas-sena bħala parti mill-programm One Ford tagħha.
Il-ġen li jmiss Fiesta, dovut f'madwar tliet snin, jista 'jkun l-ewwel riċevitur tal-ħardwer u s-sett tal-komponent il-ġdid. Il-minimizzazzjoni tal-għadd tal-pjattaforma għandha l-potenzjal li tiffranka somom sinifikanti ta' flus billi tnaqqas ir-rekwiżiti tal-għodda u tad-disinn tal-komponenti u tikseb ekonomiji ta' skala potenzjalment kbar fil-proċess.
L-iżvilupp tal-pjattaforma jammonta għal kważi nofs l-ispejjeż tar-R&Ż tal-manifatturi, u jipprovdi inċentiv sostanzjali biex jinkisbu mudelli multipli mill-istess ħardwer sottostanti.

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.