The unibody 2011 Ford Explorer, based on the D3 platform used on the new 2010 Ford Taurus, will go into production in 2010 at the company�s Torrence Avenue plant. Expect an EcoBoost model to follow after the standard gasoline engine choices make their debut.
Sales of the Explorer have seen a drastic decline since the model�s popularity in the 1990s. In its peak year in 1999, FoMoCo sold 507,091 Explorers and 49,281 Mountaineers.
In 2008, sales of the Explorer declined to a staggering 78,439, while Mountaineer sales were 10,596. Both nameplates are down more than 50 percent so far in 2009.
- By: The Daily Auto Editor
Sales of the Explorer have seen a drastic decline since the model�s popularity in the 1990s. In its peak year in 1999, FoMoCo sold 507,091 Explorers and 49,281 Mountaineers.
In 2008, sales of the Explorer declined to a staggering 78,439, while Mountaineer sales were 10,596. Both nameplates are down more than 50 percent so far in 2009.
- By: The Daily Auto Editor
