It's the end of the road for the Ford Fiesta, the car maker announced this week. The highly popular baby Ford created in the wake of the early 1970s oil crisis to get Britons moving again will roll off the Cologne, Germany productions line for the last time next June, after 46 years of sales. But before then, the axe will also fall on the sibling Ford … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford Kuga ST-Line X Edition PHEV
Ford has been a bit slow pushing into the hybrid sector, but I think it's been worth the wait to drive the Kuga PHEV. The highly popular SUV behind the blue-oval badge has been well designed and developed for today's buyers of family cars who want to have as few compromises as possible but also need a good range. The recent petrol fuel shortages … [Read more...]
Ford Mondeo production to end in 2022
The familiar Ford Mondeo reaches the end of the road next year. Almost 30 years after it was launched, Ford's medium sized family and reps car will go out of production in Valencia. It was also the basis for the Ford Galaxy large MPV and both are now seen as outdated by the new generation of SUVs such as Kuga and Ford is committed to moving onto … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford Kuga ST-Line Edition 2.0 TDCi
The Ford Kuga five door mid-sized SUV was introduced in 2008, the second edition in 2016 and the third generation is due from 2020 with Mild Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and Full-Hybrid powertrains plus petrol and diesel engine options, writes David Miles. But before the all-new Kuga appears with its new global C2 architecture/platform, I have just … [Read more...]
Ford lead a depressed Welsh market
New-plate car sales in Wales last month slipped 3.41% to 15,783. That was the average for the UK as a whole but in Scotland it fell almost 10% and the total UK registrations in March reached 457,220. In Wales, the top ten was dominated by Ford with Fiesta, Kuga and Focus taking the first three places, followed by Yaris, Corsa, Qashqai, Polo, Golf, … [Read more...]
Wales top 18-plate cars revealed
In Wales, 18-plate registrations were recorded 19.5% lower than a year ago at 16,340, almost 4% worse than the UK average drop. As usual with a lot of dealers and the Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales, Ford dominated the Welsh market last month but the popularity of the Corsa now celebrating a quarter of century endures and it was in the top … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Revised Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi
The demand in the UK, the EU and global markets for SUVs, Crossovers and 4x4s continues and the surge in additional models from brands new to these sectors builds on their fashionable must have appeal, says David Miles. In the UK last year there were 437,000 new car registrations for what the industry calls Dual Purpose vehicles. We can add in at least … [Read more...]
New car sales collapse in Wales
New car registrations in Wales plunged over 30% last month after a boom in March due to new taxes and charges beginning in April, writes Robin Roberts. It was the steepest fall in the UK, with Northern Ireland just a little behind while England and Scotland did not suffer anywhere like the same downturn. The fall was expected but … [Read more...]
Ford ramp up luxury SUV line
The Ford Kuga Vignale and Ford Edge Vignale are the first sport utility vehicles in the Ford Vignale product line up. Both the Ford Kuga Vignale mid-size SUV and Ford Edge large SUV deliver exclusive specification and high-quality materials including tuxedo-stitched Windsor leather interiors, unique Vignale colours, and detailing including the signature … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford Kuga 2.0 6sp AWD
Kuga has been an unqualified success but Ford is not resting on laurels and has consistently refined what is the best selling SUV in its sector. We have just been testing the new and most powerful turbo-diesel which has renergised the Kuga and will capitalise on the fact that a diesel supplement has ended and there is no added penalty if you are running … [Read more...]
