Ford has confirmed that the Verve SUV is under production and will be launched at 2008 Detroit motor Show. The Verve SUV is the production version of the Verve Concept launched at Frankfurt Motor Show.

The 2009 Verve SUV will share the same platform with the upcoming Fiesta , which in turn is based on the same platform as the latest Mazda 2 supermini.

The SUV will have small-capacity turbocharged units giving strong performance plus decent economy and emissions.