Indian-made Ford EcoSport to be tweaked for Europe

Ford will start selling the India-built EcoSport in Europe starting June 2014. However, the Europe-bound cars will be different from those made for the domestic market.

The company has made changes to as many as 300 parts of the car.

One of the most important changes is a stronger body structure. This is not surprising, since the car had achieved a 4 star Euro NCAP rating when it was crash-tested in November 2013. The stronger body structure is expected to help the EcoSport score 5 Stars in European crash-tests.

While it is obvious that Ford is selling the EcoSport with a weaker body in India to keep the price low, the maturing Indian customer may not appreciate such a step.

Like India, the Europe-spec EcoSport will not feature four-wheel drive.

The EcoSport will be first introduced in Germany, UK, Austria and Switzerland after which, the company will begin sales in the rest of Europe. The car will be aimed at urban professionals aged between 30 and 45 years.

Source: europe.autonews.com