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Ford and Renault Strike Small-EV Alliance on Ampere Platform, 2028 Launch Planned

The tie-up aims to lower development costs by leveraging Renault's Ampere platform for Ford-designed models.

Overview

  • Ford will design two small electric cars that use Renault's Ampere architecture.
  • Manufacturing is planned at Renault's ElectriCity complex in northern France.
  • A Letter of Intent sets out exploration of joint projects in light commercial vehicles.
  • The collaboration seeks shared scale and investment to compete more effectively with Tesla and fast-growing Chinese manufacturers.
  • Ford's Almussafes plant in Spain shifts to a Kuga-based hybrid from 2027, which unions say stabilizes near-term workload after missing the small EV allocation.