The Ford CD2 platform (for " C/D-class" and called ''U204'' internally) is an

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for

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s. It is the basis for the

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, Ford Escape, and Mercury Mariner, and was jointly developed by

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and Ford. The design is based on Mazda's GF platform, used by the

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. CD2 is a front wheel drive platform with an

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option. Tributes and Escapes are manufactured at Mazda's

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and Ford's Kansas City Assembly in

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. A Mercury Mariner version was briefly produced at the Ohio Assembly in

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, but this line was halted in mid-2005 to allow the plant to convert to

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production. The Mariner was subsequently produced at the Kansas City Assembly plant. The CD2 vehicles were updated for the 2008 model year with a new exterior and interior, but the chassis and powertrain are mainly carried over. The 2008 models debuted in early 2007. A shortened 2007 production run caused Mazda to halt construction of the 2007 model year Tribute for North America. For the 2009 model year, the vehicles received new powertrain options designed to increase power and fuel economy over the previous models. * 2001-2011–

* 2001-2012– Ford Escape * 2005-2011– Mercury Mariner * 2004

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