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The Maverick LDO option was one of the first American compacts to be marketed as a lower-priced (and domestic) alternative to the more expensive European luxury and touring sedans from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and others. [citation needed] 1973 Ford Maverick interior. Minor changes were made from 1973 to 1975.
Although still based on more or less the same chassis design that had served Ford so well since the early 1960s, the Maverick looked modern and sold very well for most of the 1970s.
The Ford Maverick (1970–1977), a compact car sold in North America and Brazil during the 1970s; The rebadged Nissan Patrol Y60 sold by Ford Australia under the Button car plan from 1988 to 1994; The rebadged Spanish-built Nissan Terrano II, sold by Ford of Europe from 1993 to 1999; The European and Chinese version of the Ford Escape, sold ...
Ford LTD Experimental Safety Vehicle (1973) Ford Lucano (1978) Ford Lynx (1996) Ford Mach I Levacar (1959) Ford Mach 2 (1967) Ford Magic Cruiser (1966) Ford Manx (1975) Ford Maverick Runabout (1970) Ford Maverick Estate Coupe (1971) Ford Maverick LTD (1972) Ford Maxima (1963) Ford Maya (1984) Ford Maya II ES (1985) Ford Maya II EM (1985) Ford ...
While originally intended to replace the Ford Maverick, design work for the Ford Granada predated the 1973 fuel crisis. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1969, Ford began research predicting the emergence of the luxury compact segment, driven by gasoline prices, multiple-vehicle families, and urban traffic.
First-generation American subcompacts, left to right: AMC Gremlin, Ford Pinto, Chevrolet Vega. American automakers had first countered imports such as the Volkswagen Beetle with compact cars including the Ford Falcon, Ford Maverick, Chevrolet Corvair and Plymouth Valiant, although these cars featured six-cylinder engines and comprised a larger vehicle class.
The first-generation Mustangs grew in size; the 1973 model had become markedly larger than the original model. The pony car market segment saw decreasing sales in the early-1970s "with many buyers turning to lower-priced, fuel-efficient compacts like Ford's own Ford Maverick – a huge first-year success itself."
Factory was a joint venture between Ford UK & Ford's Thai distributor, Anglo-Thai Motors Company. Taken over by Ford in 1973 when it was renamed Ford Thailand, closed in 1976 when Ford left Thailand. 4 Thai-Swedish Assembly Co. Ltd. Samutprakarn: Thailand: Plant no longer used by Volvo Cars. Sold to Volvo AB in 2011.