<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Ford Sierra </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ford Mondeo is a mid-sized or large family car manufactured by Ford from 1993 onwards . The name comes from Latin mundus, meaning "world". The Mondeo was designed to be a "world car"; the North American models were marketed as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique until 2000, and as the Ford Fusion from 2013 onwards . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Photograph </Th> <Th> Version </Th> <Th> Launch </Th> <Th> Sold from </Th> <Th> Sold until </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> First generation (Mk I) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> First generation facelift (Mk II) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Second generation (Mk III) </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Third generation (Mk IV) </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fourth generation (Mk V) </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Present </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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