Ford to reconsider Ka minicar for the U.S.

Posted: Oct 06, 2008
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FoMoCo showed the world its new Ford Ka minicar at the 2008 Paris Motor Show last week. At the time we were pretty sure that soon enough, we’ll hear news of Ford considering bringing the Ka to the U.S. Today, on a Detroit radio station WJR’s “Paul W. Smith Show” CEO Alan Mulally said that with the increase in demand for small cars, FoMoCo is revisiting its decision not to bring the Ka to the stateside.

The new Ford Ka will go on sale in Europe starting later this year. Two powertrain choices will be offered including a 1.2L Duratec petrol that produces 69-hp and a 1.3L Duratorq turbodiesel that produces 75-hp.

The diesel version returns an estimated 56 mpg.

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Source: Detroit News


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  • zermatt

    I think that Detroit is confused.

    Buyers don't want smaller cars, they want the cars they have now to be more fuel efficient. The knee jerk, worry worts are the ones that initially exclaim desire for fuel efficiency at any price (Prius over charging) and size (hot demand for the Mini). The majority of car buyers are not going to buy little cars. This will be especially true when buyers figure out that the high interest rates make holding onto their older cars a better economic choice.

    Will Detroit want a bailout from the government when they have sunk money into little cars and there is no one to buy them?

  • ty

    Well hopefully they'll sell the diesel version here

  • zermatt

    I think that Detroit is confused.

    Buyers don't want smaller cars, they want the cars they have now to be more fuel efficient. The knee jerk, worry worts are the ones that initially exclaim desire for fuel efficiency at any price (Prius over charging) and size (hot demand for the Mini). The majority of car buyers are not going to buy little cars. This will be especially true when buyers figure out that the high interest rates make holding onto their older cars a better economic choice.

    Will Detroit want a bailout from the government when they have sunk money into little cars and there is no one to buy them?

  • ty

    Well hopefully they'll sell the diesel version here