Ford is teaming up with Renault to use Renault’s Ampere Platform, which underpins the Renault 5, to build two new electric cars. Ford has lost its way in Europe by binning the Fiesta and Focus, and in the process losing two-thirds of its market share in a misguided attempt to go more upmarket and EV. […]
Ford Fiesta still the BEST-SELLING Used Car – but used EV sales are on the rise
Used car sales rose by 2.8% in Q3 to top two million, with the Ford Fiesta the best-seller and used EVs taking a 4% market share. New car sales may have been struggling for years, but in a cost-of-living crisis it’s no real surprise that used car sales have risen for 11 consecutive quarters, including […]
Last Ford Focus ST Rolls Off the Production Line
Ahead of the end of production of the Ford Focus in November, the last-ever Ford Focus ST rolls off the production line. Having already dumped the Ford Fiesta in its misguided attempt to turn buyers on to EVs, Ford will end production of the Ford Focus in November. When the decision to dump the best-selling […]
The UINICORN arrives! Ford Puma Gen-E gets the FULL £3,750 EV Grant
The Ford Puma Gen-E is the first car to qualify for the full Electric Car Grant of £3,750, alongside the Ford E-Tourneo Courier. Last month, the UK government announced the return of an Electric Car Grant (ECG), promising discounts of £1,500 or £3,750 depending on how ‘Green’ the EV in question is. But with many […]
Ford’s Universal Electric Vehicle Platform promises CHEAP EVs – a Ford Fiesta EV, perhaps?
Ford announces its new Universal Electric Vehicle Platform for future EVs, declaring it a new ‘Model T’ moment in the quest for affordable EVs. Ford hasn’t exactly set the world on fire with its electric car offerings, with the Mustang Mach-E falling well short of expectations, the Puma Electric a bit of a bodge job […]
Rare Ford RS200 S expected to fetch up to £350,000
A rare Ford RS200 S – Ford’s 19080s Group B Rally Special – in ‘Ferrari Red’ is up for auction and expected to make £350,000. We’ve become used to seeing what were considered almost prosaic fast Fords until quite recently going for silly money, especially Cosworth and RS versions of 1980s models fetching six figures. […]
Ford Mustang GTD is the FASTEST American car around the Nurburgring
The Ford Mustang GTD – Ford’s track-focused ‘Super’ Mustang – is the fastest US car around the Nurburgring with a time of 6:57:66. The received wisdom is that American cars don’t appeal to UK and European petrolheads because, although some are quick in a straight line, they all fall apart when you get to the […]
Ford Puma Gen-E arrives as Ford’s electric take on the ICE Puma
The Ford Puma Gen-E arrives as Ford’s smallest EV, based on the ICE Puma and promising range of 234 miles from its 43kWh battery. We’ve known since early 2022 that Ford would launch an electric version of the best-selling Puma in 2024, and with just a few weeks of the year left it arrives as […]
Cupra Tavascan and MG HS get 5 Stars from Euro NCAP – but Ford Tourneo Courier just 3 Stars
In the latest round of Euro NCAP safety tests, the new electric Cupra Tavascan scored the maximum five stars, as did the new MG HS. The latest November 2024 Euro NCAP safety test results are in, although some are for cars based on already existing models – like the Ford Capri and Mitsubishi ASX. But […]
New Ford Ranger PHEV Pick-up UK deliveries start in spring 2025
The Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid pick-up promises up to 27 miles of EV range with UK deliveries starting in spring 2025. It’s a year since the Ford Ranger plug-in Hybrid was revealed as Ford plotted to bring it to market as the first PHEV pick-up in the UK (and Europe too). So you might have […]