According to a report from Bloomberg, Ford will shift production of the Kuga small SUV from a plant in Saarlouis, Germany, to Louisville, Kentucky. Up to 80,000 American-made Kugas could be exported to Europe annually, according to the report. The Louisville plant currently builds the Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer platform mates.
What we infer from the report is that the Kuga, currently not sold in the U.S., will replace the Ford Escape on our shores, although the Escape name could be retained. In July 2008, Ford announced that it would start building “small vehicles from Ford’s global C-car platform” at the Louisville plant by 2011. And at the same time, the company promised to bring six European cars based on its B- and C-platforms to the U.S. (which include models like the Euro Focus.) We think all this adds up to the Kuga replacing the aging Ford Escape sometime soon.
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