The Ford Mondeo is a large family car manufactured by Ford since 1993. The first Ford model declared as a "world car",[citation needed] the Mondeo was intended to consolidate several Ford model lines worldwide (the European Sierra, the Telstar in Asia and Australia, and the Tempo/Mercury Topaz in North America). The Mondeo nameplate is derived from Latin word "mundus", meaning "world". As of 2018, Ford has produced five versions of the Mondeo across four generations.