FORD ENDS THE DECADE OUTPACING RIVALS AND INCREASING MARKET SHARE
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 7 January, 2010 – Ford’s top selling vehicle range secured almost 17 per cent of the UK’s total 2009 market for the blue oval, making one in six new vehicles a Ford. Other highlights of the official full-year 2009 figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders include: Number one UK car brand for 33rd successive year. Ford share of the total (car and CV) market up from 16.3 in 2008 to 16.7...
2010 BRUSSELS MOTOR SHOW DEBUT FOR NEW FORD S-MAX AND NEW FORD GALAXY
Ford S-MAX and Galaxy models get a fresh new look for 2010 New models to debut at 2010 Brussels Motor Show S-MAX and Galaxy debut Ford’s new high-efficiency EcoBoost 4-cylinder advanced turbocharged petrol direct injection engines 2.0-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel engine with Stage V emission rating and additional new 163PS version Ford PowerShift transmission enters range: standard with 2.0-litre EcoBoost, optional with 2.0-litre...
STRONG AND GREEN – FORD WINS TWO BBC TOP GEAR AWARDS
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 7 December, 2009 – Ford has won two BBC Top Gear awards that recognise the company’s prowess at extreme ends of the auto industry spectrum. The Ford Focus RS, the fastest and the most powerful front-wheel-drive Ford ever produced in Europe, has been selected as “Muscle Car of the Year” by BBC Top Gear magazine, while Ford’s lowest carbon emitting model, the 98g CO2/km Ford Fiesta ECOnetic is...
PRICE ANNOUNCED FOR BRITAIN’S ‘GREENEST’ SMALL VAN: FIESTA VAN ECONETIC
Fiesta Van ECOnetic has lowest CO2 in its segment at 98g/km (76.3mpg*) Priced at £11,635 Ford ECOnetic line-up now covers Mondeo, Focus, Fiesta, Fiesta Van and Transit BRENTWOOD, Essex, 07 December, 2009 – Super-frugal, stylish and ‘green’, the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic is now on sale at £11,635. Compared with the previous-generation, Fiesta Van ECOnetic will use 35 gallons less fuel in an average year – offering genuine...
NEW 74.2MPG FORD FOCUS ECONETIC USES AUTO-START-STOP TO ACHIEVE 99G/KM CO2
Next generation Focus ECOnetic with optional Ford Auto-Start-Stop targets 99g/km average CO2 emissions and 74.2mpg First Ford of Europe production model with new eco technologies including Ford Auto-Start-Stop, Smart Regenerative Charging, Ford Eco Mode and Low Tension FEAD (Front End Accessory Drive) Focus ECOnetic versions without Ford Auto-Start-Stop still achieve 104 g/km New Focus ECOnetic range available from early 2010...
FORD S-MAX IS THE CHOSEN TRANSPORT FOR SPANDAU BALLET 2009 REFORMATION TOUR
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 19 October 2009 – The Ford S-MAX has been selected by reformed seminal 1980s band Spandau Ballet as the transport of choice during their 2009 ‘Reformation Tour’. The band, which has come together again for the first time in 20 years, will be performing in Ireland and the UK during October. Ford has loaned several S-MAX Titanium models to move them around during the tour. “Getting the band...

