Ford Eyeing Taurus, C-Max As Candidates For The Chopping Block

GM still seems to beworking out if it'll kill off some of its most iconic sedan nameplateswhether brand new or decides old, but it's no the only American automaker that's finding consumer choice to be a major influence in the ethnic cleansing of the sedan.The Detroit Newshas found out that Ford is now on the same unfortunate boat that could end in the death of previously well-established bread and butter sedans. The one with the most prestigious name is the Taurus, which launched in 1986 and was received extremely well by buyers at the time.

Its jelly bean shape touched off a design revolution among Detroit's Big Three as each tried to replicate the Taurus' success. If the Taurus is axed, it would join the Fiesta, which we announcedwould be stricken from the diet of American roads and drivewaysby 2018. Sources have told TDN that the Taurus will see its fate in the US at the same time as the Fiesta. Following that will be the spacious yet questionable-looking C-Max, which, if these plans materialize outside of the text, would meet its demise sometime in early 2019. It's worth noting that even with these cars stricken from US production, they will likely not be phased out entirely because other markets still buy them at a reasonable enough rate to keep them in production.