12 Facts About Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Ford since 2008 mainly for the European market, and now in its third generation.

Report from 20 July 2007 indicated Ford Kuga executives were considering the prospects of sales in North America.

On 24 July 2008, WDIV-TV announced that Ford was reconsidering bringing the Kuga to North America after all.

On 22 October 2009, news leaked that Ford would build the Kuga at its Louisville plant, possibly as the 2012 Ford Escape.

On 23 June 2010, Ford announced it would end production of the second-generation Escape in 2011 in anticipation of the Kuga's North American launch as the next-generation Escape.

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The Ford Kuga has been available in Argentina since 2010; in Japan, South Africa, and New Zealand since 2011; and in Australia since March 2012.

Ford Kuga announced in May 2010 that it would build unspecified hybrids at a plant in Valencia, Spain, and likely offer a hybrid option of both vehicles.

The rebadged name Ford Kuga Escape is used in North America, replacing the model of the same name there.

Kuga is marketed as the Ford Escape in North America, Australia, Middle East, and several countries in the Americas.

Ford Kuga Europe debuted the facelifted model at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2016.

Third-generation Ford Kuga made its debut on April 2,2019; it went on sale in the third quarter of 2019 as a 2020 model for markets in North America.

Third-generation Ford Kuga is the company's first SUV to use the C2 platform, found in the latest Focus, making it longer, wider and with a more generous wheelbase.