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Ford introduces new Figo hatchback for India's burgeoning B-segment

2010 Ford Figo - Click above for high-res image gallery You could be forgiven for thinking that Ford is starting to get a nicely thick global portfolio of B-segment cars, but with the class of vehicles picking up steam worldwide, the Blue Oval is keen to become an even bigger player – particularly in fast emerging markets like India. As such, Ford president and CEO Alan Mullaly found himself in Delhi today to unveil the company's new Figo hatchback. With over 70% of the country's car sales falling into the B-segment, having more than ... Read more →

North America Ford Fiesta rumored to come in under $15k Chris Shunk

Click the image above for high res images of the new Ford Fiesta When it comes to the 2010 Fiesta, Ford has promised the buying public the moon and stars, with great fuel economy, expensive-looking ...

Dodge Hornet gets the green light Jonathon Ramsey

The Dodge Hornet is about to be officially a go. Dodge's Euro B-segment entrant will be produced with Chinese automaker Chery, and won't have a Chrysler-branded counterpart. The show car, from the ...

SEAT going bigger, targets Mondeo, others Alex Nunez

Click image for photo gallery No longer content to just pump out hatchbacks and crossover-y little MPVs any more, Spanish VW subsidiary SEAT is getting ready to dip a toe into the highly-competitive ...

Chrysler and Chery resume discussions; Hornet confirmed Chris Tutor

Chery officials say the pause in their discussion with Chrysler was so the Chinese company could get a better idea of the American's future. Now that Cerberus has taken over, Chery sees the coming ...

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Next-gen Ford Fiesta will arrive in U.S. by late 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view pics of the current-gen Ford Fiesta from Europe var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Next_Generation_Ford_Fiesta_Will_Arrive_in_U_S_by_Late_2009'; We've begged for Ford to begin selling some of its perceived-to-be excellent international wares in the U.S. ...

Dodge sub-compact won't share VW platform 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite rumors that have been floating around since the debut of the Hornet concept in Geneva this year, Volkswagen will not be providing Dodge with a platform to produce a B-segment vehicle. According to an article that's due for publication this Monday in the German magazine Automobilwoche, VW's ...

The U.S. B-segment car Mark Fields axed 3 years ago on Autoblog

Back in January at the L.A. Auto Show Mark Fields promised the audience at his keynote speech that Ford would soon be unveiling a new product to compete in the fast-growing subcompact (or B-segment) market in the U.S. Well, here we are in August and Ford is still without the promised small car to ...

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