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The Ford U platform is Ford Motor Company's full-size SUV automobile platform. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of It is available in rear wheel drive and all wheel drive and has V6 and V8 engine options. Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other

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U1

Explorers and Mountaineers are built at Ford's Louisville, Kentucky, Hazelwood, Missouri (sometimes called St Louis - but this plant may already be closed in 2006), and Valencia, Venezuela plants. Hazelwood is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela. Long wheelbase models are built in Wayne, Michigan. Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit.

Vehicles using the standard wheelbase UN105-150 version include:

Vehicles using the long-wheelbase UN93/173 version include:

U2

A new version of the platform (U2 short- and U3 long-wheelbase) will go into production in 2006 for 2007 models. See also Ford Explorer Sport Trac for the spinoff pickup truck SUV Crossover version The Ford Explorer is a mid-size Sport utility vehicle See also Ford Explorer for the SUV on which the Sport Trac is based The Ford Sport Trac is a Mid-size Sport utility vehicle The Mercury Mountaineer is a midsize Sport utility vehicle (SUV manufactured by the Mercury brand name and owned by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Expedition is a Full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln.

U2 vehicles will be built in Ford's Louisville, Kentucky plant, and will probably continue at the Hazelwood, Missouri, and Valencia, Venezuela plants as well. Hazelwood is a city in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.

Vehicles using the new U2 short wheelbase platform include:

The Ford Explorer Sport Trac will move to the Ford P platform in 2006. The Discovery is a Four wheel drive on-road and off-road vehicle from the British car maker Land Rover. See also Ford Explorer Sport Trac for the spinoff pickup truck SUV Crossover version The Ford Explorer is a mid-size Sport utility vehicle The Mercury Mountaineer is a midsize Sport utility vehicle (SUV manufactured by the Mercury brand name and owned by the Ford Motor Company. See also Ford Explorer for the SUV on which the Sport Trac is based The Ford Sport Trac is a Mid-size Sport utility vehicle The Ford P platform is Ford Motor Company 's Full-size pickup platform.

U32

The U32x Expedition and Navigator will be built in Ford's Wayne, Michigan plant. Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. These vehicles will share the T1 platform based on the F-150. The Ford T platform is Ford Motor Company 's large SUV Automobile platform. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty.

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U36

The U36x Mariner and Escape are expected to continue on an evolution of the Ford CD2 platform and will be built in Avon Lake, Ohio. The Ford Expedition is a Full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. The Ford CD2 platform (for " C/D-class " and called U204 internally is an Automobile platform for Crossover SUVs It is the basis for Avon Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18145 at the 2000 census

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U38

The U38x crossover SUVs use the Mazda-based Ford CD3 platform. The Mercury Mariner Compact luxury SUV was introduced in 2005 The Ford Escape (designated U204) is a Crossover (automobile sold by the Automaker Ford Motor Company introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model year A Crossover &mdash variously called XUV or CUV, for crossover utility vehicle &mdash is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car while borrowing Note there is also a Ford D3 platform used in Europe The Ford CD3 platform (for " C/D-class " is a Ford global They will be built at Oakville Assembly in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Oakville ( 2006 population 165613, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

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Current Ford platforms
B3 (subcompact FWD) · C1 (compact car FWD) · CD2 (compact SUV FWD/AWD)

CD3 (mid-size car FWD/AWD) · D3 (full-size car FWD/AWD) · EUCD (mid-size car FWD/AWD)
D2C (sports car RWD) · P2/P3 (full-size car pickup) · U2/U3 (mid-size SUV)
T1 (full-size SUV) · V2 (minivan) · VN (full-size van)
DEW98 (mid-size car RWD) · Panther (full-size car RWD) · VH (sports car RWD)
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A full-size car is a Marketing term used in North America for an Automobile larger than a Mid-size car. Front-wheel drive (or FF layout) is a form of engine / transmission layout used in Motor vehicles where the engine drives the front Wheels Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to The Ford EUCD platform (for "European C/D-class " is Ford 's global Midsize car Automobile platform. A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between Front-wheel drive (or FF layout) is a form of engine / transmission layout used in Motor vehicles where the engine drives the front Wheels Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to The Ford D2C platform (for " D-class 2-door Coupe " and also known as DC2 and S197) is Ford 's newest global Rear-wheel A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. The Ford P platform is Ford Motor Company 's Full-size pickup platform. A full-size car is a Marketing term used in North America for an Automobile larger than a Mid-size car. 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