Ford B platform

Motor vehicle platform

Ford B platform

Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Ford BE-1 platform (until 1989) Ford BE-2 platform (from 1989)
Production	1976–2003
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact (B) platform
Chronology
Successor	Ford B3 platform

The Ford B platform is an automobile platform used for Ford subcompact cars from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. It was used in the Ford Fiesta, Ford Ka, Ford Puma, and Ford Courier. It was superseded by the Ford B3 platform in 2004.^[1]

References

^ "Automotive Engineering International Online: Global Vehicles (December 2002)". Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2010-08-30.

Ford platforms

Ford Motor Company

Subcompact cars

Current	B3
Historic	B Mazda DA

Compact cars

Current	C1 C2 GE1
Historic	CE14 Mazda B C170

Mid-size cars

Current	CD4
Historic	Fox D186 CDW27 Mazda G CD3 EUCD DEW Ford DE-1 Platform

Full-size cars

Historic	Full-size Ford 1949 Ford 1952 Ford 1957 Ford 1960 Ford 1965 Ford 1969 Ford Panther D3 EA26 EA169 E8 Ford DE-1 Platform

Other cars

Current	S650 (pony car)
Historic	FN10/MN12 (personal luxury car) SN-95 (pony car) D2C/S197 (pony car) S550 (pony car)

Trucks/SUVs/
crossovers/Vans

Current	CD6 (SUV) T3 (full-size SUV, pickup) V363N (full-size van) V227 (compact MPV)
Historic	CD2 (compact CUV) D4 (full-size CUV and mid-size Crossover SUV) P2/P3 (full-size pickup) E265 (mid-size CUV) T1 (full-size SUV) U2 (mid-size [SUV]]) V (front-wheel drive minivan) VN1 (rear/AWD mid-size van) VN (full-size van) Mazda S (minivan)