The production of the Ford Puma model will start in the second half of 2019 and will be available in showrooms until the end of 2019. Ford Puma will also have a hybrid version. 2019 is the first year in which Ford will produce two different models – EcoSport and Puma – on the same production line.
Ford Puma will compete on the market with models such as Volkswagen T-Cross, Skoda Kamig, Nissan Juke, Renault Captur, SEAT Arona and many others.
Puma will be produced in exceptional conditions of quality and professionalism at Ford plant in Craiova, following an investment started in 2008, which currently reaches nearly EUR1.5 billion.
The Ford EcoBoost Hybrid technology will optimize the efficiency of Puma in terms of fuel consumption and will generate high performance.
Puma joins an expanding range of Ford SUVs and crossovers in Europe, which includes Fiesta Active, Focus Active, EcoSport, Kuga, Edge and the new Explorer Plug-in Hybrid.
SUVs currently account for over 20% of the vehicles sold by Ford in Europe. Sales of Ford SUVs grew by 19% year-on-year in Europe, in 2018.