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01-24-2013, 05:20 PM
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The imposing commercial truck above has a feature that might be surprising to most Autoblog readers - a Blue Oval emblem on the front. Here in North America, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) simply doesn't play in the eighteen-wheeler sandbox, but that doesn't mean that the Dearborn-based automaker is absent in the heavy hauling space in other parts of the globe. In fact, Ford presently fields two completely different big rig ranges under the Cargo moniker - one a product of an Eastern Europe/Turkey joint venture, and another from Brazil. But that's about to start changing with the advent of this new cab-over model seen here.
Unveiled in São Paulo, Brazil, this new generation of Cargo is perhaps the largest physical embodiment of CEO Alan Mulally's "One Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/one+ford/)" global streamlining strategy. Instead of multiple models, company engineers have developed a new single truck that it says will better meet the needs of truckers in all markets. Designed to compete in what's known as the "extra heavy-duty segment" elsewhere in the world, this Cargo was developed jointly by Ford engineering teams in Brazil, Turkey and Europe.
Specifics remain hard to come by (read: unreleased), but Ford is promising an all-new engine enabling hauling capability of up to 56 tons while still returning excellent fuel economy. Ford's global Cargo lineup will henceforth consist of a dozen models, but Ford tells Autoblog has no plans to bring this hot and heavy-duty action to North America.Blue Oval's new Cargo cab-over rig is largest "One Ford" initiative yet (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/24/blue-ovals-new-cargo-cab-over-rig-is-largest-one-ford-initiat/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The imposing commercial truck above has a feature that might be surprising to most Autoblog readers - a Blue Oval emblem on the front. Here in North America, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) simply doesn't play in the eighteen-wheeler sandbox, but that doesn't mean that the Dearborn-based automaker is absent in the heavy hauling space in other parts of the globe. In fact, Ford presently fields two completely different big rig ranges under the Cargo moniker - one a product of an Eastern Europe/Turkey joint venture, and another from Brazil. But that's about to start changing with the advent of this new cab-over model seen here.
Unveiled in São Paulo, Brazil, this new generation of Cargo is perhaps the largest physical embodiment of CEO Alan Mulally's "One Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/one+ford/)" global streamlining strategy. Instead of multiple models, company engineers have developed a new single truck that it says will better meet the needs of truckers in all markets. Designed to compete in what's known as the "extra heavy-duty segment" elsewhere in the world, this Cargo was developed jointly by Ford engineering teams in Brazil, Turkey and Europe.
Specifics remain hard to come by (read: unreleased), but Ford is promising an all-new engine enabling hauling capability of up to 56 tons while still returning excellent fuel economy. Ford's global Cargo lineup will henceforth consist of a dozen models, but Ford tells Autoblog has no plans to bring this hot and heavy-duty action to North America.Blue Oval's new Cargo cab-over rig is largest "One Ford" initiative yet (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/24/blue-ovals-new-cargo-cab-over-rig-is-largest-one-ford-initiat/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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