Ford has officially ended production of the compact Escape crossover for the U.S. market. According to Carscoops, the last Escape rolled off the assembly line at the Louisville Assembly Plant, bringing to a close a model history that began in 2000.<\/p>\n
Although Ford is now focusing on the Bronco Sport and the Maverick pickup, many dealers have openly expressed concern about the decision, fearing that the disappearance of the Escape will push customers toward competitors. Historically, the model was one of the brand\u2019s key offerings: at its peak in 2017, Escape sales exceeded 308,000 vehicles. In 2023, sales fell to about 141,000 units, then rose slightly in 2024 to nearly 147,000. In the first 11 months of 2025, Ford sold 132,471 Escapes.<\/p>\n
That figure is nearly on par with the Bronco Sport\u2019s performance over the same period, but dealers note that the more traditional Escape was often sold with significant discounts, making it more attractive to mass-market buyers.<\/p>\n
Production of the Escape and the related Lincoln Corsair was halted amid a $2 billion overhaul of the Louisville plant. The facility is being prepared to build a midsize electric pickup based on Ford\u2019s new universal EV platform, with production scheduled to begin in 2027. The Corsair, meanwhile, is likely to live on as a China-built model.<\/p>\n
Dealers say the Escape played a crucial role in the affordable segment, attracting new customers and allowing them to be gradually upsold to more expensive models while keeping them within the brand. Its disappearance, they warn, could cost Ford an entire generation of customers who may switch to competitors and never return.<\/p>\n
Ford, however, disagrees with these assessments. The company is confident in the potential of the Bronco Sport and Maverick and says it is developing five new affordable models that it plans to bring to market by 2030. Until then, dealers will have to work with the existing lineup and convince buyers to stay with the brand, even without one of its most popular crossovers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":150896,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-150895","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/150895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=150895"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=150895"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=150895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}