Monday, September 24, 2012

Ford Flex flatlines, New minivan to fill void



If at first you don't succeed, try again. If again you don't succeed, rethink what you're trying to do. 

Sources inside the glass house indicate that a planned next generation version of the Flex fullsize crossover has been scrapped, and the concept will die at the end of the current, refreshed for 2013, lifecycle. 

To fill that slot in the lineup, Ford brass are now planning on reviving a model they've never quite nailed: The Minivan. 

The new family hauler is thought to be an all new globally developed, next-generation Galaxy, Ford's current European minivan. 

The new Galaxy will likely be a Taurus platform mate, with both set to ride on a lengthened CD4 platform. 

Sources indicate the new Galaxy could be ready to launch in the 2015-16 timeframe, just in time for Ford's next big product blitz.