Ford C1 Platform
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Volvo P1/Mazda BK/Ford Global C-car Platform is Ford's global
compact car Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, before ...
automobile platform. It replaces the
Ford C170 platform The Ford C170 Platform is Ford's compact car automobile platform introduced in 1998, and used by the international Ford Focus through its first generation. It was succeeded by the Ford C1 platform in 2004, except in North America, where it c ...
and Mazda B platform (BJ). The C1 platform debuted with the
Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
an Ford Focus C-Max
compact MPV Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs. The Compact MPV size class sits between the mini MPV and large MPV (minivan) size classes. Compact MPVs remain predominantly a ...
in early 2004. The platform is designed for either front- or
all-wheel drive An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand. Types The most common forms of all-wheel drive are: ;1x1 : All unicycles Reflects one axle with ...
. First called the C1 platform, it was designed in Ford's European development center in
Cologne, Germany Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urba ...
, as the "C Technologies Program". It was said to be one of the largest platform programs in history at that time. The Ford Focus, Volvo S40 and V50, and Mazda3 (BK and BL) share about 60% of their parts and components. Thirty engineers each from Ford,
Mazda is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima (town), Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd. ...
, and
Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
worked in Cologne for two years to combine the compact-car engineering for all three automakers under the direction of Ford Director of C Technologies Derrick Kuzak,
Ford of Europe Ford of Europe GmbH is a subsidiary company of Ford Motor Company founded in 1967 in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany. History Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 by the merger of Ford of Bri ...
vice president of product development. The platform has been stretched creating the EUCD for use in future
Volvo The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
vehicles. Among all of the cars, the floorpan is different, but the front and rear subframes, suspension,
steering Steering is the control of the direction of motion or the components that enable its control. Steering is achieved through various arrangements, among them ailerons for airplanes, rudders for boats, cylic tilting of rotors for helicopters, ...
, braking,
safety Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...
, and some
electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
components are shared. Vehicles using this first iteration of the platform include: * 2003–2008 Mazda3/Axela (BK) (Note: production continued in China through 2013) * 2003–2010 Ford Focus C-Max (first generation) (C214), first European vehicle on this platform * 2004–2010
Ford Focus (second generation, Europe) The Ford Focus Mk 2 is the second generation of Ford Focus, a range of small family cars produced by Ford Motor Company from 2005 to 2010. It was launched at the Paris Motor Show on September 25, 2004, as a three and five-door hatchback and a ...
(C307), (Note: the Ford Focus (North America) continued on the C170 platform through 2011) * 2004–2012 Volvo S40 II (P11) * 2004–2012 Volvo V50 (P12) * 2005–2010 Mazda Premacy/Mazda 5 (CR) (and related Ford i-Max) * 2006–2013 Volvo C70 II (P15) * 2007–2013 Volvo C30 (P14) * 2008–2012 Ford Kuga (C394) * 2008–2013 Mazda Biante * 2006-2012 Mazda CX-7 File:2010 Ford C-Max Zetec TD 115 1.8 Front.jpg, Ford C-Max File:2009 Ford Focus (LV) TDCi 5-door hatchback (2015-07-10) 01.jpg, Ford Focus File:2012 Ford Kuga (TE) Trend AWD wagon (2018-08-31) 01.jpg, Ford Kuga File:2007 Ford i-Max (front).jpg, Ford i-Max File:Mazda 3 Facelift front.JPG, Mazda3/Axela File:Mazda5 -- 03-21-2012.JPG, Mazda Premacy/Mazda 5 File:2011 Mazda CX-7 Sport Tech Diesel 2.2 Front.jpg, Mazda CX-7 File:Mazda Biante 01.JPG, Mazda Biante File:2011 Volvo S40 T5 sedan (2018-10-01) 01.jpg, Volvo S40 File:2008 Volvo V50 (MY09) LE station wagon (2015-07-15) 01.jpg, Volvo V50 File:2011 Volvo C70 -- 11-13-2011.jpg, Volvo C70 File:2011-2012 Volvo C30 -- 01-07-2012.jpg, Volvo C30


Second generation

The C1 platform has been replaced by the global C platform (or C-car) and combines three previous platforms as part of Ford's "One Ford" efficiency drive. Ford global C platform vehicles: * 2011–2019 Ford C-Max (second generation) (C344) and Grand C-Max * 2012–2018 Ford Focus (C346) * 2013–2019
Ford Escape The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company since the 2001 model year. The first Ford SUV derived from a car platform, the Escape fell below the Ford Explorer#Second generation (UN105/150; 1995), F ...
/ Ford Kuga (C520) * 2015–2019 Lincoln MKC * 2013–2023
Ford Transit Connect The Ford Transit Connect is a compact panel van sold by Ford since 2002. Developed by Ford of Europe, the model line replaced sedan-based vans ( Ford Escort and Ford Courier vans) with a dedicated commercial vehicle platform. The model lin ...
* 2015–2023 Ford Escort (China) Vehicles partially based on global C platform: * 2009–2013 Mazda Axela/Mazda3 (J68/BL) * 2010–2018 Mazda Premacy/Mazda5 (CW) * 2013–2019 Volvo V40 II/V40 Cross Country (Y555/Y556) File:2018 Ford C-Max facelift Front.jpg, Ford C-Max File:2015_Ford_Grand_C-Max_Titanium_X_TDCi_-_1997cc_2.0_%28150PS%29_Diesel_-_Red_Rush_Metallic_-_08-2024%2C_Front.jpg, Ford Grand C-Max File:2017 Ford Focus Zetec Edition 1.0 Front.jpg, Ford Focus File:2017 Ford Kuga Titanium 1.5 Front.jpg, Ford Kuga File:2018 Ford Escape Titanium 2.0L front 5.19.19.jpg, Ford Escape File:2021 Ford Transit Connect XLT, Front Right, 10-10-2021.jpg, Ford Transit Connect File:Ford Escort 2021MY facelift IMG001.jpg, Ford Escort File:2019 Lincoln MKC 'Select' 2.0L front 6.9.19.jpg, Lincoln MKC File:2013 Mazda3 Tamura 1.6.jpg, Mazda3/Axela File:2012 Mazda5 Sport in Liquid Silver, front left.jpg, Mazda Premacy/Mazda 5 File:2016 Volvo V40 (MY17) T3 Momentum hatchback (2018-10-12) 01.jpg, Volvo V40 File:2017 Volvo V40 Cross Country 2.0 Front.jpg, Volvo V40 Cross Country


References

{{Ford platforms C1 C1