The Ford CDW27 platform was Ford's midsize car automobile platform from 1993 to 2006, It was co-designed by Ford and Mazda and was designed to be used as its 'World Car' platform. The platform was developed over six years and at a huge expense totalling $6 billion, but was expected to save 25% compared to developing separate models for Europe and North America The design is based on Mazda's GE platform, used by the Mazda Cronos/626 The CDW27 platform was first used in the 1993 Ford Mondeo, Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, and Mercury Cougar.