Complex sentence: The first-generation EcoSport was designed by the Ford-US Truck Vehicle Center (program code BV226) and based on the Cologne-built European Fiesta; because of this, the project used the Ford B3 platform.
Split into simpler sentences: The first-generation EcoSport was designed by the Ford-US Truck Vehicle Center (program code BV226) and was based on the Cologne-built European Fiesta. Because of this, the project used the Ford B3 platform.