From AutoWeek:
The Ford Mondeo may be sold in the United States beginning in 2003, Mays said. Ford
discontinued the Mondeo-based Ford Contour sedan in the U.S. in the 2000 model year.
"I wish we had persevered,'' Nick Scheele, Ford Motor president, said in January.
"Are there vehicles that are currently in the European marketplace that we could bring to
the U.S. under either a Ford blue oval or the Premier Automotive Group?'' Mays said.
Premier Automotive Group includes the Mercury and Lincoln brands. "We are looking at
Mondeo,'' Mays said. "We haven't made our decision on it. It would make an excellent
product if we could bring it into the market at the right price point.''
Modifications required to meet U.S. governmental regulations are primarily in the
headlamps and bumpers and would require "a little over a year," Mays said.
Read about it here. Ignore the CrossTrainer stuff.
