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Ford Fiesta S2000 Rally Car unveiled by M-Sport

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford

M-Sport has finally taken the wraps off of its Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car after nine months of hard work. The Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car will be eligible to compete in national rally championships around the world and the IRC and S200 World Cup in January 2010.
Power comes from a 1998cc 4-cylinder Duratec engine [...]

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Ford Fiesta sales top 500,000 units one-year after launch

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

FoMoCo announced today that sales of its new Ford Fiesta have topped 500,000 units one-year after its launch. The new Ford Fiesta is now being prepared for launch in the United States and key Asia Pacific markets for next year.
Ford said that after a strong launch in Europe, the Fiesta hit the South Africa, Australia, New [...]

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2011 Ford Fiesta (US Spec) to debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show

Posted: Oct 06, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Auto Shows, Ford, Hybrids, Green News

FoMoCo confirmed today that the 2011 Ford Fiesta (U.S. Spec) will debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show in December. The debut will also mark the completion of the Ford Fiesta Movement, meaning all of you who have been driving around Ford’s new compact car will have to find a new set of wheels.
Ford said [...]

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Ford sees demand for bold colors, Fiesta coming next year in Bright Magenta and Lime Squeeze

Posted: Sep 18, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

Ford says that it is seeing an increasing demand in bold colors, bucking the traditional wisdom that conservative colors dominate the industry in a recession. The Dearborn automaker said that while black, white and silver are still leaders, the company is seeing strong U.S. sales in new vehicles offered in bright colors.
Ford says that there [...]

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Ford cut factory spending by 50% over 2 years

Posted: Aug 04, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

FoMoCo has cut its capital costs for vehicle-building equipment and factories by 50 percent over the past two years. According to Ford’s executive director of manufacturing engineering Bruce Hettle, Ford achieved the cut by standardizing manufacturing processes globally, reports Automotive News.
Hettle said that the new Ford Fiesta compact car is the best example of the company’s global [...]

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Report or Rumor: Ford Puma to make a comeback

Posted: Jul 23, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News

According to UK publication AutoExpress, one of the most-loved Ford sports cars, the Ford Puma, is making a comeback. The new Puma, most of which will based on the new Fiesta, will compete with the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid and Hyundai Veloster.
The Ford Puma exterior will build on the Fiesta design theme along with much [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Bugatti EB110 totaled, nuns fined for going 121 mph in a Fiesta, national speed-limit increase resulted in 12,500 deaths

Posted: Jul 20, 2009

Filed under: Bugatti, Industry News, Miscellaneous Thoughts

Time for some random findings on the internet. Let’s get right to it.
Bugatti EB110 totaled at Bavaria Moscow City Racing event: One of the 139 Bugatti EB110 models ever produced was totaled after crashing into a cement gutter on the side of the road during the 2009 Bavaria Moscow City Racing event. The predecessor to the Veyron [...]

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Ford to add more than $1,000 to models sold in the UK due to weak pound

Posted: Jun 24, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Ford of Europe says that due to a weak British pound, it is being forced to increase prices on all of its products sold in the United Kingdom. Starting July 1, FoMoCo will increase the sticker price of all vehicles sold in the UK by an average of 4 percent.
“In common with most of the [...]

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800-hp Ford Fiesta Rallycross Car to race at Pike’s Peak

Posted: May 29, 2009

Filed under: Ford

Later this summer, the Olsberg Motor Sport Evolution from Sweden will take two modified race-spec Ford Fiestas to race in the annual Pike’s Peak “Race to the Clouds.” The two modified Fiestas will be piloted by Andreas Eriksson and rally legend Marcus Gronholm.
Based on the road-going Fiesta compact cars, the race-version will run in the [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Hot chicks wash the Ford Fiesta, the great ethanol scam, 2010 Prius orders reach 80,000

Posted: May 18, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Miscellaneous Thoughts, Toyota, Videos

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 Ethanol [...]