Ford’s product development chief Derrick Kuzak told Reuters that the North American launch of the Ford Fiesta and the redesigned Focus are on schedule for next year. Kuzak said that production of the Fiesta will kick off in Mexico in the first half of 2010, followed by the Focus in the second half. The two [...]
Here we are, the first Miscellaneous Thoughts for the week of Monday, May 18, 2009. Today, you can watch hot chicks (literally hot chicks) wash the Ford Fiesta, learn about the ‘Great Ethanol Scam,’ and read just how many 2010 Toyota Priuses have been sold before the hybrid goes on sale at dealerships. The Great [...]
Jake Bronstein, one of the 100 test-drivers that is participating in the Fiesta Movement, has reported his Magenta Fiesta stolen. Letting the world know about his unfortunate situation via Twitter, jakehimself tweeted: #fiestamovement car STOLEN. No, really. Police en route now. I almost couldve predicted this somehow. Ford’s social media head Scott Monty confirmed the [...]
Want to drive the Ford Fiesta? Ford has announced that it will be launching an 8-month test-drive tour as a part of the Fiesta Movement, adding to the huge social media campaign built around the 2010 Fiesta that will hit U.S. markets next year. “The Fiesta Movement is about bringing a fuel-efficient, fun new car [...]
Ford said that its new Fiesta outsold the Volkswagen Golf to become Europe’s most popular selling model in the month of March. According to Automotive News, sales were boosted by incentives allowing the Fiesta to have its best March in Germany since 1998. In Italy, the Fiesta rose from no.3 to the no.2 spot in the list [...]
Earlier this week, Ford let us pickup an all-new 5-door 2010 Ford Fiesta for a one-night-stand. Excited, we drove up together to NYC and drove the Fiesta back to our home-base and prepared to film a video review the next day. While we had to get the Fiesta back to Ford by 10 a.m. the next morning, [...]
Ford of Europe is celebrating a significant growth in Europe’s two largest markets in March. Led by incentives, Ford’s sales grew 39.6 percent to 28,300 units last month in Germany, Europe’s No. 1 market. Sales in Italy, Europe’s second largest market, grew 21.7 percent to 23,800 units. In the United Kingdom, Ford’s sales fell by [...]
A total of 3,300 applicants applied to be a part of the “Fiesta Movement.” However, only 100 new Fiestas arrived today on U.S. shores helping Ford move one-step closer to having Americans fall in love with Ford’s first global small car. The 100 European-built Fiestas arrived today at Baltimore and Oxnard California. All will be [...]
Mountune Performance, in association with Ford Team RS has unveiled performance upgrades for the new Ford Fiesta 1.6 model. The upgrades will be available at selected Ford dealerships in the UK. With a new high-flow air induction system, a high performance exhaust including high-flow catalyst and tubular manifold and re-calibration of Ford’s 1.6-litre Duratec Ti-VCT [...]
The 2009 New York Auto Show is just around the corner and the 2009 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced. Picked from an initial list of 51 new vehicles from all over the world, the top three contenders for the 2009 World Car title include the Ford Fiesta, Toyota iQ and the [...]
