The Ford EUCD platform (for "European Class D") is Ford's global midsize car automobile platform launched in 2006.
EUCD was chosen by Ford's European operations instead of the Ford CD3 platform due to the large number of components shared with the smaller C1. Another factor was reportedly the inability of the CD3 to accept Volvo's straight-5 engines.
The first EUCD cars were introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show: Volvo's S80 (Volvo P3 platform) and Ford's S-MAX and Galaxy share about half of their total parts; for example, the steering columns on the Galaxy, S-Max and S80 share 80 percent of their parts.
The Jaguar Land Rover D8 platform is a heavily modified derivative of the EUCD.
Vehicles
EUCD platform vehiclesVehicle Name Image Production Bodystyle(s) Model Code NotesFord Ford S-MAX 2007–2016 5-door MPV CD340 Ford Galaxy 2007–2016 5-door MPV CD340 Ford Mondeo 2007–2014 CD345Land Rover 2007–2014 5-door SUV L359Volvo Volvo S80 2006–2016 4-door saloon facelift model shown Volvo S80L 2010–2016 4-door saloon Y483 China-only Volvo V70 2007–2016 5-door estate Y285135 facelift model shown Volvo XC70 2007–2016 5-door estate Volvo XC60 2008–2017 5-door SUV facelift model shown Volvo S60 2010–2018 4-door saloon facelift model shown Volvo S60L 2014–2018 4-door saloon Volvo S60 Cross Country 2015–2018 4-door saloon Volvo V60 2010–2018 5-door estate facelift model shown Volvo V60 Cross Country 2015–2018 5-door estate Volvo XC90 cancelled 5-door SUV Y305
After separation from Ford, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) continued to develop the EUCD platform; deriving the heavily modified LR-MS/JLR D8 platforms from it. Variations of the D8 are used for the 2011 Range Rover Evoque, the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport and the 2017 Jaguar E-Pace.
Ford's new global CD-segment platform For the 2013MY, the Fusion mid-size (C/D) car migrated to the Ford CD4 platform, a new common global platform. Its European counterpart, the Mondeo, made the transition to CD4 when the fifth generation hit the market for the 2015MY.
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