The 2013 Ford Mondeo, aka our 2013 Fusion, was supposed to hit UK showrooms around this time, but the launch has been pushed back to September, so Ford can work out some quality-related bugs prior to its on-sale date. AutoExpress spoke to a Ford representative in the UK, who told the publication that the Mondeo would be delayed so that Ford could "work through various issues to ensure a robust and high-quality launch". Specifics weren't given by Ford, but WhatCar, quoted another unnamed Ford spokesman as stating 'We have a complex global vehicle programme, and we have to sort issues with the vehicle's robustness and quality that would not be met with the original timings,' he continued. The European Mondeos are all sourced from Ford's Genk, Belgium assembly plant. In the mean time, the tried-and-true current Mondeo will be produced to supply the market. There's been no indication that American-market Fusions will be afflicted with these sorts of problems (yet), but that doesn't mean Ford hasn't learned from the issues that affected the initial months of the Fiesta and Focus. Hopefully, they paid attention and learned from past transgressions. The importance of the Mondeo in Europe can't be overstated, and a botched launch would be disastrous, perhaps more so than the second-generation Taurus kerfuffle was for North America. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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