Ford Says Farewell (for Now) to the Fiesta
The party is over. Ford this month revealed that it will end production of the Fiesta in Cologne, Germany, next summer. Since its debut in 1976, the Fiesta has gone on to become the bestselling car in the history of the United Kingdom and a staple in several other markets. The Last of Its Kind: […]
2022 Ford Maverick Attracting Focus, Fiesta Drivers
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Ford sure does. According to Trevor Scott, the marketing manager for the Ford Maverick, the plan for the all-new compact truck to steal the hearts of car customers is paying off beautifully. More on the Maverick: A look at what makes the all-new Maverick an […]
Ford Fiesta is Top-Selling Vehicle in Britain for 2020
It’s not necessarily a surprise to note that the Ford Fiesta was the bestselling car in Britain for all of 2020. After all, the nameplate had been Britain’s No. 1 seller for 11 years prior with some 1.3 million examples sold since 2009. But in a tumultuous year, Ford is nonetheless appreciative that the Fiesta […]
Ford Reveals Ultra-Limited Fiesta ST Edition
Ever come across an old ex while doomscrolling through social media and it made you feel worse because they’re just doing so swell? That’s kind of what it’s like every time you see how the Ford Fiesta ST is doing across the Atlantic. Ford is offering a new, limited-to-500 Fiesta ST Edition in Europe, and, […]
Britain Sells More Little Tikes Cozy Coupes Than Ford Fiestas
Britain had a new bestselling car this past March — and it’s probably not the one you’d expect. In a surprising turn of events, the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe outsold the country’s top-selling (real) car, the Ford Fiesta. Keep Your Family Healthy This Summer: Tips for sanitizing your car The stats British consumers bought approximately […]
Special De-Livery: 2020 Ford Fiesta WRC Car Revealed
Ahead of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship season getting underway this week, Ford has revealed the new livery that will adorn the 2020 Ford Fiesta WRC cars for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. Designer Phil Dixon says that he was inspired by the style of the 1990s and that inspiration carries through in a […]
Ford Collaborative Robots Help Finish Fiestas in Europe
Welp, this is how it begins: Ford is having robots work together for common goal, which is now the completion of Ford Fiestas at the automaker’s Cologne, Germany, production facility but will almost certainly evolve into the destruction of the human race. Six Ford collaborative robots — cobots, as it were — team up to […]
There is Now a Ford Fiesta Trend (As in a Car Named the Ford Fiesta Trend)
Folks in the United Kingdom love the Ford Fiesta about as much as Boris Johnson loves circumnavigating democracy and looking like a floppy goof who woke up in a gutter and tossed on a suit. Very similar levels of love, really. Because the Ford Fiesta is always in trend in the U.K., Ford has given […]
Ford Ranger, Fiesta Win Auto Express New Car Awards
The new Ford Ranger was named the 2019 Pickup of the Year in the Auto Express New Car Awards 2019, adding substantial hardware to its claim of being the United Kingdom’s favorite truck. In addition to the Ranger, Ford earned a New Car Award for the Fiesta, which remains the best-selling car in the UK […]
New Ford Fiesta R1 Ready to Rally
The all-new Ford Fiesta R1 will give aspiring rally car drivers a solid first rung to step upon in what Ford and M-Sport call its Ladder of Opportunity. The Fiesta R1 follows the Fiesta R2, which was revealed last year, as the second vehicle built at M-Sport’s headquarters in Poland and boasts rally-refined equipment including […]
2019 Ford Fiesta WRC Gets New Livery, Team Updates
Ahead of the kickoff for the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has unveiled a striking new livery. It won’t help with winning races, but it sure as heck’ll have M-Sport Ford looking good when they do. The new M-Sport livery bowed in January at Autosport International in Birmingham ahead of the season-opening […]
New Ford Fiesta Wins Three Car of the Year Awards
The fact that it has been the best-selling car in the United Kingdom for eight years running is proof enough that folks in the UK really, really love the Ford Fiesta. The same could be said for all the hardware it’s accumulated over the years, a total that has grown by three car of the […]
Fiesta, Transit Custom Lead Ford to Strong September Sales
Ford Motor Company topped the auto industry in total vehicle, car, and commercial vehicle sales in the United Kingdom in a record September. Ford’s biggest performers for the month were the Fiesta, which maintains its status as the top-selling car in the UK, and the Transit Custom, which continued the trend of being the UK’s […]
Ford Fiesta ST Tops All Competitors in Parkers New Car Awards 2019
Tragically, the all-new Ford Fiesta ST is not coming to the United States. We’ve made peace with it, but it still cuts pretty deep — even if Ford’s keeping the current-gen Fiesta ST around for another year to help soften the blow just a bit. That fact makes it all the more bittersweet to read […]
Ford of Europe July Sales Get a Boost from EcoSport, Kuga, Fiesta ST
Ford gained 1.7 percent year-over-year in sales in its traditional 20 European markets in July. Sales last month totaled 101,800 vehicles, with 74,300 passenger vehicles and 27,500 commercial vehicles sold. Passenger vehicles were up 1.4 percent and commercial vehicles were up 2.5 percent and resulted in a market share gain of 0.1 percentage point. SUV […]
New Ford Fiesta ST Blazes Through Underground Salt Mine in ‘Undertrack’
A performance vehicle’s mettle can be put to the test on a wide variety of surfaces, ranging from smooth track to rugged roads to rocks to sand and so on. One surface you don’t hear about too often is salt, but at an expansive mine set a quarter-mile underground, World Rally Championship driver Elfyn Evans […]
2018 Ford Fiesta Overview
The Ford Fiesta is a petite model with a lot to offer. Depending on your needs, you can choose between sedan and hatchback configurations. Each model seats up to five passengers, and the hatchback offers up to 25.4 cubic feet of cargo space. The 2018 Ford Fiesta is available in four trims: S, SE, Titanium, […]
Yes, Virginia, There Will Be a 2019 Ford Fiesta ST (and Fiesta ST-Line)
It’s a Fourth of July miracle! It’s long been assumed that the Ford Fiesta ST was dead as a doornail in the United States, with the seeming killing blow being dealt earlier this year when Ford confirmed plans to kill off every car save for the Mustang and upcoming Focus Active. But someone at Ford […]