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REPORT: Ford's Euro sales crest 10% for the first time in 8 years

New products, improved quality and a surge in public perception have helped Ford buttress its sales numbers here in the U.S., but the Dearborn-based automaker also has a good story to tell across the Pond. According to The Detroit News, Ford managed to grab 10.1% of Europe's overall market share in September – the first time since September of 2001 that the Blue Oval has touched double digits. Ford sold 155,000 vehicles in September in Europe's 19 biggest markets, up 12.3% versus September 2008. Ford has now beaten year-over-year sales ... Read more →

Ford Fiesta winning hearts and minds - and wallets - in Europe Jonathon Ramsey

The Ford Fiesta has already won us over -– twice – and we can't even buy the car yet. But European buyers are nabbing so many Fiestas that the Blue Oval is now enjoying a 10% market ...

Spy Shots: Ford Focus C-Max caught testing Chris Shunk

Ford is looking to bring over more C-segment crossovers from Europe to the US, and word has it that the people-hauling C-Max is toward the top of the list. The current C-Max would probably be ...

Ford Focus RS starting abroad at 24,995 Jonathon Ramsey

The 2009 Focus Rallye Sport has a price: £24,995 when it goes on sale in the UK in March. That will put you about £4,000 over a Focus ST3, but for that extra money you get a car that ...

First Drive: Ford Kuga (Euro-spec) Noah Joseph

The grass, they say, is always greener on the other side of the fence. Though that often appears to be the case, most of the time it isn't. Dearborn's new "One Ford" initiative promises that we'll ...

Geneva '08 Preview: European Ford Focus Coup-Cabriolet 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view high-res gallery of the Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet Having already taken the wraps off the more conventional four-door sedan, three- and five-door hatchbacks and wagon body-styles in Frankfurt, Ford of Europe is preparing to unveil its new hard-top convertible version of the ...

Ford to launch Econetic range of ultra-low CO2 cars in Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog

At next month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe will show off a new line of powertrains that produce ultra-low levels of CO2. The engines will be common-rail diesels and will first appear in early 2008 under the hood of the Ford Focus ECOnetic. In the Focus, it should produce a class-leading ...

Mulally makes it official: Next Focus and Fusion based on global platforms 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite not being official, we've known for some time that Ford CEO Alan Mulally wants to increase the number of platforms shared by its U.S. and European divisions. It's something Ford fanboys have been demanding for some time, and yesterday Mulally officially confirmed that the next-gen Focus and ...

Range Rover receives Ford's designer du jour 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford has reportedly announced that its current chief designer at Ford of Europe, Phil Simmons, is being moved over to Land Rover. Rather than having a man with such experience oversee the design of the entire Land Rover brand, Simmons will become the studio director for just the Ranger Rover line ...

One less to pine for: Ford Europe drops MkII Focus RS plans 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the 2002 Ford Focus RS One of the most desirable pieces of forbidden fruit from the Ford of Europe stable was the Focus RS. Based on the Mk1 Focus, the RS sported WRC-inspired looks and handling, and was powered by a turbocharged 215-horsepower 2.0L Duratec that spun ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Ford isosis-X 2 years ago on Autoblog

Some cloaked shots of the production version of Ford's newest cute ute have surfaced. First shown as the iosis-X concept in Paris, this C-segment crossover features that same "kinetic design language" we see in Ford of Europe's S-MAX and C-MAX, in a size that slots between the two. This small ...

Line to buy Ford's Aston Martin grows 3 years ago on Autoblog

At least five potential Aston Martin buyers have now whipped out their platinum cards in anticipation of taking the esteemed carmaker off Ford's hands. One London banker said, "The interesting question is whether this is just going to be a scrap between the rich men of Russia and the rich men of ...

Ford Fiesta SportVan adds a bit of style to commercial transport 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here in the U.S. we think of commercial transport in terms of package delivery trucks from companies like UPS, Federal Express and DHL. In Europe, the commercial transport market is populated not only by tall vans, but a wide array of vehicle types that can carry cargo from point A to point B. At ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1989 Ford Sierra Cosworth 3 years ago on Autoblog

Esoteric Merkurs are a dime-a-dozen on eBay, with XR4Ti and Scorpios popping up in varying states of tune on the online auction site with some regularity. But the car seen above appears to be something altogether different - a 1989 Ford Sierra Cosworth. Utilizing the same chassis and sheetmetal ...

Ford VP: No 'For Sale' sign hanging in Jaguar's window 3 years ago on Autoblog

Besides new concept and production car introductions, there's always plenty of news at major shows, and Geneva isn't turning out to be any differently. Addressing a body of 250 motoring hacks, Ford of Europe VP Lewis Booth reiterated sharply that Jaguar is not on the block, indicating ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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