Three-Row Ford Escape Coming, But There's A Catch Jan 13, 2021 at 4:07am ET ++ It was supposed to replace the Edge in America but that's not going to happen. The new generation Ford Escape had a rough start in the United States. The sales of the Kuga’s North American brother were down by 26.1 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 despite the full redesign of the crossover. In October last year, it was also announced the production of the Escape PHEV won’t begin until Ford fixes the battery issues it is having with the Euro-spec model. Now, it turns out the seven-seat Escape is also not in the plans for a launch in the US.