The Fiesta has always been a good seller for Ford. But the new Ford Fiesta has broken all previous records for the Blue Oval despite (or maybe because of) the current recession. Ford has announced that in the first nine months of production, the new Ford Fiesta has shifted a very impressive 250,000 units, more […]
Ford ECOnetic Vans launched
The whole ‘Green’ thing is now finding its way in to mainstream commercial vehicles (which is a very good place for it to be), and that move is now given huge impetus by Ford, with their announcement today that they are launching ECOnetic versions of both the Transit and the Fiesta Van. We wrote about […]
Ford increases UK Car Prices
Ford has announced this morning that it is to increase UK Car prices by an average of 3.75% as a result of the current weakness in Sterling.
Ford Mondeo gets Tri-Fuel capability
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. You have to admire Ford. They do so much right and so little wrong (at least in Europe) that they really do deserve enormous success. Plagued by the problems of Ford in the US, Ford Europe nevertheless manage to bring out new and relevant cars. Not […]
Ford Fiesta SportVan – more car than van
Commercial vehicles is not exactly our stock in trade. We tend not to give you news and info on the latest commercial releases from the like of LDV or Renault, mainly because our readers aren’t really that interested (but if we’re wrong, tell us and we will!). But this is one van we will make […]
Next Generation Ford Focus – the Iosis MAX Concept – previews at Geneva
Despite all its problems, Ford is on something of a roll. It already had a great set of products – seriously under-rated in many cases – and the recent additions of the Ford KA, The Ford Fiesta and the Ford Kuga has added even more credibility to its lineup. But Ford isn’t standing still, and […]
Ford gets another NO on Volvo
And the beat goes on… Ford has been trawling the world’s car manufacturers (and Governments) for what seems like forever, in an increasingly desperate attempt to off-load its Swedish subsidiary, Volvo. They appear to have tried everyone from the Swedish Government to BMW and Mercedes, with a fair dose of Chinese firms in between (has […]
New Ford KA – best in class
The Ford launch we went to today for the new Fiesta ECOnetic also had the new Ford KA to play with, and although we did a review of the Ford KA recently, I had not had the chance to play. So it seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so a little blat was had. […]
Ford Fiesta TDCi ECOnetic first drive
UPDATE 28/05/2009: FORD FIESTA ECONETIC ROAD TEST / REVIEW Cars UK has been out on a bit of a jolly today, to the depths of rural Hertfordshire for the press launch of the Ford Fiesta TDCi ECOnetic. Any excuse for a free lunch! So what’s it like, this planet-saving Fiesta? Well, ‘Green’ cars are not […]
Ford Focus RS rolls off the production line
Ford has announced this afternoon that the much awaited Ford Focus RS has now started to roll off the production line at its plant in Saarlouis, Germany. Long awaited, and much anticipated, the Focus RS is going to be available in 20 countries throughout Europe, with its biggest markets being Germany and the UK. The […]