Ford announced today that it will introduce the dual-clutch PowerShift 6-speed seen on the Lincoln C Concept in its 2010 small-cars. Weighing in less than 30 pounds than the 4-speed automatic currently seen on the Focus, the PowerShift 6-speed automatic will deliver the fuel-efficiency of a manual gearbox. Ford currently offers a PowerShift transmission on the [...]
Ford is hoping the Fiesta will win fuel-economy conscious consumers over when it is launched in the U.S. in 2010. To help gain some traction for Ford’s latest global compact car, Ford will be handing out 100 Fiesta’s to 100 tech-savvy enthusiasts under a new program called “Fiesta Movement.” Ford will ask the 100 lucky [...]
FoMoCo announced yesterday that while its European sales fell 21.4 percent, the new Ford Fiesta helped it outperform the overall industry. The Fiesta sold more than 42,000 units in the 19 most important markets in the two months since its launch. “The Fiesta is already our second best-selling model behind the Focus,” Ingvar Sviggum, vice [...]
While Jeremy Clarkson is busy driving the Ford Fiesta of a military landing aircraft, FoMoCo is busy promoting the compact cars U.S. launch. Even though we may be a little more than a year away from seeing the Fiesta on our roads, Ford feels that it should start marketing the car as soon as possible [...]
At the Guangzhou Auto Show today, Ford unveiled the new Ford Fiesta ford-door sedan which follows Ford’s signature kinetic design language along with inspiration for the Verve Concept that made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show a year ago. Production of the new Fiesta sedan will begin in the first quarter of 2009 at [...]
