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May 30th, 2020, 08:28 | #1 |
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When did Volvos partnership with Ford end?
I know many members on here slate the period where Volvo was partially owned by Ford as they shared many parts but I wondered when this ended. I have a V50 which is obviously within the Ford era, however I was changing the brake pads on my wife’s 2016 V40 And there were also many Ford parts on that which surprised me.
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All of Volvo’s ranges at that time, with the exception of the XC90, had some Ford content, including shared platforms. The V70 and the XC70 shared the same platform as the Ford Mondeo, for instance. The S40 and V50 sit on the Ford Focus platform, the S60/V60 sit on the Mondeo platform, and the XC60 shares its DNA and platform with the Land Rover Freelander. The last two vehicles were designed jointly by Volvo and Land Rover while both brands were under Ford ownership. Jaguar Land Rover was also owned by Ford during the same period and after it was bought by Tata it continued to source all of its engines from Ford. Only since JLR built its own engine factory has that arrangement started to be wound down. Volvo, however, was able to reduce their use of Ford engines straight away by developing a 2.0 litre version of their 5-cylinder diesel engine, and this very quickly replaced the Ford PSA 2.0 litre diesel in the V70 and C70 ranges. As far as I can tell, however, the 1.6 litre Ford diesel was retained for some installations until the new Volvo VEA diesel was available, at which point the 1.6 was replaced by a detuned 2.0 VEA engine (the D2). |
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May 30th, 2020, 13:21 | #4 |
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That’s interesting to know. However why do so many people have beef with the S40/V50/C30/C70 being “the Ford era” when a lot of the other models as you suggested also share the same platforms as ford and JLR?
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Volvo helped ford with the mondeo platform , it you look at one you will see the underside of the floor pan has a lot of Volvo traits in its construction and finishes . The Mk IV mondeo has parts which are more expensive than volvo ones , a set of rear lights is £1400 for example and just about any of the parts costs more than on a volvo . So the Jump in Quality that Ford got is being fully utilised by Ford ! A lot still goes wrong with MkIV Mondeos however . Ford/ PSA extensively modified the 2.0D engine after volvo finished using it , The fuel pump was driven by a chain and extra jockey wheel and it used a wet cambelt . Plastic sump etc etc
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Put em side by side and the body lines are similar. I had a 2010 Titanium X Sport Estate, they seem very alike to look at.
I down shifted from a 2ltr gassed S60 to an E4 V50. It was a bit of a shock and a little bit of regret at first until I found how economical my V50 was on a run. I could achieve low 50’s on a mixed run. I achieved 56mpg once on a run to Glasgow, very happy with that. Another run I did to Scotland which was 2/3rd’s motorway and the rest was city and country lates over a 740 mile run bought me back 53mpg, you can fault that. I regret selling it now tbh. TT
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As much as I’d like to change from my 2005 V50 to another Volvo there doesn’t seem much point as the 50 ticks all the boxes for what I need it for. Yes, it’s had issues but what car/make doesn’t when it gets older.
I was talking to someone a while ago who had a V60 and regretted selling his V50 as he liked it so much. So I guess from the Ford debate it doesn’t matter to some, doesn’t bother me either. Look how many manufacturers are all linked to each other. |
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