Ford brand plans global design theme; Europe's shift to bigger cars should help new initiative.(Ford Motor Co.)

Automotive News Europe,  February, 2007  by Wilson, Amy

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Byline: Amy Wilson

As Alan Mulally's "one Ford" vision starts to take shape, Ford Motor is developing a global design theme for its next-generation cars.

North American design chief Peter Horbury and European executive director of design Martin Smith are working on one common design theme for Ford-brand cars.

The new design language eventually will replace Ford of Europe's current kinetic design theme and Ford North America's three-bar grille introduced with the 2006 Fusion sedan, said J Mays, Ford Motor's group vice president of design.

"We feel we'll ...

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