Ford Territory 2020 goes global: China-focused SUV will now be sold in other markets

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Ford's once China-only SUV will now be sold in other markets.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
9 Aug 2019
2 min read

The new Ford Territory might have begun life as a China-only SUV, but the brand is set to increase its global footprint, confirming the Territory will be sold in Brazil and Argentina in 2020.

While the name will be only too familiar to Australian car buyers (given the Territory was the nameplate attached to the locally built SUV that found itself parked in garages across the country), Ford's new version bears no resemblance to that home-grown hero.

This one is heavily based on the Yusheng 330 built by Jiangling Motors (Ford's local partner), and will be offered in China with petrol and hybrid powertrains, as well as a full EV.

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But despite the new Territory being part-developed in Ford's Melbourne R&D centre, before being built at a plant in Xiao Lan, there is no plan for it to be sold here. More than that, there is no plan for any Territory to ever be offered here, with Ford retiring the nameplate - like with the Falcon - to protect that vehicle's local legacy.Ā 

Details are thin on the ground or now, but we'd expect South American markets to take the Territory's petrol engine: a turbocharged 1.5-litre, four-cylinder unit paired with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Top-end tech - like a 10.0-inch touchscreen and a built-in modem - also arrive on the options list.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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