Above: Ford of Europe CEO John Fleming and Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally

In an attempt to stimulate new car sales, the German Government has come up with a new-for-old initiative. It is offering a $A4,918 incentive for drivers to buy a new car if their current car is nine years or older.

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While Australia has only recently been introduced to the 2009 Ford Fiesta, Euro tuners have been busy with Ford’s new light car, waving their wands over the standard car to turn up the heat a little.

German outfit Loder1899 has tackled the handling package and smartened up the Fiesta’s visuals, while British crew Mountune Performance has [...]

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Ford has commenced production on the all-new 2009 Ford Fiesta at the Cologne assembly plant in Germany, with other Ford factories around the globe gearing up to produce the automaker’s latest small car offering.

Built off the same B-car platform that underpins the Mazda2, the seventh-generation Fiesta will spearhead Ford’s new One Ford business plan, which [...]

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Ford of Europe has released details on what the Europeans can expect from the upcoming Ford Fiesta, and no doubt we’ll see the same specs on the eventual Aussie release.

Straight away, the sharp new Fiesta will be offered in not only the standard five door body, but also in the sportier three door variant.  Production [...]

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Recently it has been reported that Ford have accepted Indian manufacturer Tata Motors bid for Jaguar Land Rover over those of rival bidders Mahindra & Mahinda and the private equity firm One Equity Partners. I’ve avoided reporting that news until now as it didn’t come with an official Ford announcement but that has all changed [...]

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The Guangzhou Motor Show seems to be the place to unveil small sedans. Yesterday we showed you the Mazda2 sedan and news overnight has Ford whipping the covers off the four-door version of the stunning Verve concept, shown earlier this year in hatch-back guise.

Losing none of its perfect proportions in the translation from hatch-back to [...]

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With Ford Australia getting close to the release of the Mondeo in this country the results from the latest round of Euro NCAP safety testing will be music to Ford executive ears with their new Mondeo earning a 5-star rating for adult occupant protection.

The test result for Mondeo was one of the top 10 [...]

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Ford have released details of their much anticipated Kuga Crossover prior to its unveiling at this years Frankfurt Motor Show. Ford have one hot looking SUV on their hands with the Kuga, although I can’t help but notice some rather large hints of BMW X5 and Holden Captiva in the styling…

The Kuga is a showcase [...]

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Ford have officially announced overnight that the Kuga compact SUV will join their model range in 2008. We can expect to see the new Kuga in the metal at this years Frankfurt Motor Show in September but until then the single image that you see below is all we get.

The new Kuga is believed to [...]

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