The current Ford Explorer ... grow as Russian customers prefer the image and performance these utility vehicles provide in severe weather and challenging road conditions." The Russia-made ...

The Ford Escape compact SUV joined the Ford lineup — alongside the bigger Explorer, Expedition and now-defunct Excursion — in 2001, as the 1990s SUV craze spilled into the new millennium.

it eventually made it to U.S. shores in 2013 under the Ford Escape moniker. It landed on all four wheels when Ford dropped it into the U.K.'s compact SUV market. The market was niche and only the ...