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Ford has today opened up its new B-Max, literally. The new B-Max is almost a wanton show-off next to the Fusion that it replaces. It's a mini-MPV with sliding rear doors, a bit like those on the ill-fated Peugeot 1007. They're more normally found on full-size or compact MPVs, such as Ford's own C-Max range. So what's so clever about the Ford B-Max's ...

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Ford B-Max at 2012 Geneva motor show

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Tim Pollard, 09 February 2012 23:00

Ford B-Max (2012) - first photos of the production car

Tim Pollard, 01 February 2012 09:39

Ford will slide the covers off this production B-Max mini MPV at the 2012 Geneva motor show. It's little changed from 2011's B-Max concept car. The B-Max essentially replaces the fuddy-duddy (but quite strong-selling) Fusion in Europe and is one of the key reasons why we're not getting the EcoSport baby SUV shown at the Delhi motor show in January ...

Ford Mondeo/Fusion unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 05:00

Ford unveiled its new 2013 Mondeo at the Detroit auto show - the new Mondeo is in fact now a Fusion in Euro drag. Under the One Ford rules, most major car projects are in fact global affairs, so the Mondeo follows in the footsteps of the Focus, also unveiled in Detroit two years ago and brought to Europe a ...

Ford EcoSport baby SUV concept (2012) first pictures

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Tim Pollard, 04 January 2012 12:20

Ford has shown the new EcoSport concept car – a showcase for a potential new small SUV. Ford calls it 'a new compact SUV.' It's based on Fiesta running gear, to give you an idea of the baby 4x4's footprint. And the best news? Ford plans to sell a car very like this, as the company continues to expand its ...

Ford Escape (2011) - first pictures of the new Kuga

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Tim Pollard, 16 November 2011 06:00

Ford is bringing its One Ford mantra to bear in the SUV sector for the first time - so this new Escape will in turn mutate into the next Ford Kuga for Europe. We're expecting the new Kuga in late 2012, with UK sales slated for spring 2013. Ford Escape: a mix of Vertrek and Kuga The new Escape 4x4 ...

Ford begins building 1.0 Ecoboost, a microsized 3cyl

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Tim Pollard, 09 November 2011 13:00

Ford chief exec Alan Mulally was in Essex today to launch the first 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine, which was developed by powertrain engineers at Dunton and Dagenham. The new 999cc triple will be built at Cologne in a new ￡110m production line – and will first be seen in the new Ford Focus in 2012. How powerful is Ford's new 1.0 ...

Ford to show four new cars at 2011 Frankfurt show

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Tim Pollard, 03 August 2011 11:03

Ford will show off a new design concept car at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, it confirmed today. It'll be one of 'four global product reveals... including a major new design concept and details of the next Focus performance car,' according to a brief statement released by the Blue Oval. So what will Ford show at the 2011 Frankfurt motor ...

Ford Vertrek concept car (2011) first pictures

Tim Pollard, 10 January 2011 14:55

Remember Ford's one world, one car mantra? They call it One Ford. The new Ford Vertrek concept car, unveiled today at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, is a signal that they now want to roll out the same thinking to the SUV market. Currently, Ford sells the Kuga crossover in Europe and the Escape in America. That multilateral ...

Ford boss Alan Mulally on how he saved Ford

Tim Pollard, 27 September 2010 11:14

Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally today told British business leaders how he saved Ford from the worst recession for a generation. He also outlined how the Ford range will shrink from 97 models sold globally to just 20. Mulally gave the keynote speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London, where business bigwigs heard how Ford became the ...

Ford Focus ST (2011) first news and photos

Tim Pollard, 15 September 2010 05:01

The Ford hot hatch is back! The new Focus family will sire a – range-topping, for now – ST performance variant, to be unveiled at the 2010 Paris motor show. There's still a bit of a wait on, however; the mainstays of the new Focus range go on sale in March 2011, while the new Focus ST won't arrive until ...

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