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Retweet This: Fiesta Movement test-driver reports Ford Fiesta stolen

Posted: May 15, 2009

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

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 report by [...]

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Ford plans 100,000 Fiesta test-drives across America

Posted: May 12, 2009

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

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 to [...]

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2010 Ford Fiesta outsold the Volkswagen Golf in March

Posted: Apr 20, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Volkswagen

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 [...]

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First Drive: Spending a day with the 2010 Ford Fiesta

Posted: Apr 17, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Reviews, Videos

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, [...]

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Ford sales increase in Europe’s two top markets, 170,000 Fiestas sold since launch

Posted: Apr 15, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

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 21,000 [...]

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100 new Ford Fiesta’s reach U.S. shores for the Fiesta Movement

Posted: Mar 26, 2009

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

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 loaned [...]

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Ford Fiesta by Mountune Performance gets 140-hp

Posted: Mar 16, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Tuner Cars

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 engine, [...]

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Ford Fiesta SportVan debuts in the UK with 56 mpg

Posted: Mar 09, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News

Ford today unveiled the new Ford Fiesta Van which is sale now in the UK starting at £9,025 ($12,448 USD). The Fiesta Van will be available in three trim levels including an entry-level trim, “Trend,” and the “SportVan.”
Engine choices include a 1.25L 82-hp Duratec 16-valve gasoline engine, a 1.4L 68-hp Duratorq TDCi turbo-diesel and a [...]

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Ford Fiesta ST on hold until 2012, may be cancelled altogether

Posted: Mar 05, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News

According to AutoCar, Ford has said that its high-performance Fiesta, known as the Fiesta ST, has been delayed and may never even make it to production. The 200-hp Ford Fiesta ST was expected to join the Fiesta hatchback lineup later this year but ford has put a hold on the project due to it current [...]

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It’s a Revolution! No, it’s just the Ford Fiesta Movement

Posted: Feb 20, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

FoMoCo is reminding us once again today that it has selected 100 lucky individuals for the chance to receive a 2010 Ford Fiesta for 6-months. All 100 individuals are said to be tech-savvy and will use various social-media such as Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and MySpace (yes that boring social-network) to blog and share their experiences [...]