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Ford eyeing Mexico for Fiesta production

Ford has been teasing us with a US-bound Fiesta for years, and the Blue Oval has only said that the well-executed B-car would be built in North America. With time to start producing Fiestas running short, Ford appears ready to publicly announce where the vehicle will be built, and it looks like the Fiesta will be made south of the border. The extremely low cost of labor in Mexico makes building inexpensive economy cars there a no-brainer, and Ford's Cuatitlan plant already builds the current Euro Fiesta and a Fiesta-based vehicle for the ... Read more →

Ford's "effing" problem needs a fix Chris Shunk

Towards the end of 2003, Ford unveiled the Freestar. It was a lousy minivan, and its name wasn't much better. From there the f-bombs started pouring in with the Freestyle, Five Hundred, and Fusion. ...

Geneva '08 Preview: 2009 Ford Fiesta is filled with Verve! Sam Abuelsamid

click above for more high-res pics of the 2009 Ford Fiesta With two and a half weeks to go before the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has finally released details on the production version of its new global ...

Ford Verve production likely headed to Mexico Dan Roth

Ford's European-developed Verve will go on sale in the States sometime in 2010, aimed to capture some of the burgeoning small car market. Making money on small cars is always the sticking point when ...

Detroit 2008: Ford Verve Sedan drops (literally) in D-town Damon Lavrinc

Click the image above for a gallery of the Ford Verve Sedan concept. Ford's Verve Sedan concept rappelled to the ground in a smoky haze here in Detroit and the four-door concept proved to be a bit ...

Detroit 2008: Ford Verve Sedan concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the Ford Verve Concept The rise in gas prices has increased demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars in the American market, a call to which Ford has so far only paid lip service. The debut of the 2008 Focus at last year's Detroit Auto Show following the ...

Spy Shots: Verve is the word for Ford 2 years ago on Autoblog

Spy shooters abroad have snagged a handful of pics proving once again that Ford's next generation Fiesta will be influenced by the Verve concept shown in Frankfurt. The automaker's Kinetic design language will influence every aspect of the five-door's exterior, with a cleanly stylized front clip, ...

Ford contemplating exporting vehicles from China 2 years ago on Autoblog

With the opening of their second plant in China, the Blue Oval is talking about exporting cars outside the world's most populace country. China exports are appealing to automakers because of the cheap labor costs, but as of yet, most cars made in China, stay in China. Ford CEO Allan Mulally thinks ...

Spy Shots: Five-door Ford Fiesta/Verve 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our friends over at World Car Fans procured a series of shots showing the next generation Fiesta undergoing testing, but this time it's sporting an extra set of doors. The five-door model, like its two-door sibling, will take cues from the Verve Concept that debuted last week in Frankfurt and gets ...

Frankfurt 2007: Ford Verve Concept visits the stage 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view live high-res shots of the Ford Verve Concept Ford of Europe's upcoming new small car will no doubt incorporate the automaker's "Kinetic" design language, and the Verve Concept is supposed to preview for us what it will look like. In fact, the Verve is really meant to ...

Autoblog Podcast #76 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's car debut week, apparently, for Autoblog Podcast #76. As we start winding up for the car show season, news is beginning to break. We start with the Ford Verve, Ford's B segment concept that will be the new Fiesta in Europe. It will be coming to the US, as well, even though Ford Europe's ...

Ford could rename Fiesta as Verve 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for gallery of high-res pics Since the mid-1970s, Ford's entry-level model in Europe has been sold bearing the Fiesta badge, but that will likely soon change. The new next generation car will be coming to the U.S. market in 2009 and it's been rumored for some time that a new name ...

VIDEO: Designing the Ford Verve concept car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery One of yesterday's biggest stories was, of course, the introduction of the Ford Verve concept car that will be presented by the automaker at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The B-class show car forecasts the "Kinetic Design"-influenced next-generation Fiesta, and ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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