Ford adjusts production to the expected demand in Europe

Ford increased the tempo for the production of passenger cars in Germany, Spain, Romania and Turkey. The company said today in Cologne, with higher productivity and additional staff would be to strengthen the offensive strategy of the company in Europe. In the next three years it will take 20 completely new or revised models on the market.

In the Ford plant in Saarlouis, in which the entire Focus family is built, the production of the Ford Focus Electric comes to a battery-electric focus, which is made from late 2012. In Saarlouis will create 150 additional jobs. In Cologne in the coming year, the facelift of the current Ford Fiesta will go to the start.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC works driver Hirvonen to second place in Argentina

In a thrilling finale Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen finished the Rally Argentina in second place. The Finns missed with their Ford Focus RS WRC victory by just 2.3 seconds. Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila saw from a long time as the designated winner of the sixth season run and led the rally, as they had to stop prematurely their turbo-wheel drive vehicle with a damaged landing gear just before the end of the second stage.

Ford supplies from Russia in the 500 000th Focus

In the twelve years that Ford offered its compact Focus model in Russia, where total of 500 000 Ford Focus were sold. The anniversary car has now passed in St. Petersburg to his buyer, shortly before beginning of the local Ford plant with delivery of the new Ford Focus. 1999 Ford was launched in Russia, with sales of 47 Ford Focus.

Last year, there were already more than 47 000 Focus your buyer. In the record year 2007 was 97 000 Focus were sold in Russia. (Ampnet / Sm)

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Ford Focus ST tested prototype at the Nurburgring and U.S. freeways

Ford tests his sporting highlight of the Focus range, the Focus ST with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine with gasoline direct injection and turbocharging and a power of 184 kW / 250 hp under real conditions. A fleet of 60 Focus ST now completed tests on the motorways and the Nurburgring in Germany, but also on American freeways.

It shall in particular the suspension of the final finish. Previously, in the development of the car almost every component has been brought up to the limit to it then to consistently improve. The new Focus ST is the first sports model from Ford, which is based on the new global C-platform.

Ford-Werke as a film set

"For the money in the world," the TV movie is about a fictional car plant, the next Friday, 13 May 2011, be visible from 20.15 clock in the First TV (ARD) is. One of the locations was the huge production area Y of the Ford plant in Cologne, who was turned with its huge dimensions of 17 football fields in an oversized movie studio.

In the romantic love story, which deals with the heritage of a company patriarch of the automotive industry, play, directed by Stephen Meyer as the lead incl. August Zirner, Karoline Teska and Matthias Körbelin. Many of the scenes were filmed on site at the current assembly line in the vehicle assembly: Karoline Teska worked with the television film with Ford engineer Ralf Hamperl the installation of rear door seals of the Fiesta.

In Cologne in May is the one millionth Ford Fiesta from the tape

On Friday 6 May 2011 witnessed the Ford plant in Cologne three remarkable data. For one, the one millionth Ford Fiesta is the latest generation of tape. The Fiesta is now the most successful cars of its class in Europe. In May 1976, exactly 35 years ago, the first Ford Fiesta in Cologne had been introduced, and in the past 80 years, 4 May 1931 was, in Cologne, the first car off the line, a Ford A-model.

Ford Focus brings Econetic

bFord the new generation Focus model to the Focus Econetic has expanded. With a combined fuel consumption of 3.5 liters of diesel per 100 km only expected and a CO2 rating of less than 95 grams per kilometer (subject to final homologation), the youngest member of the Ford ECOnetic is the measure of family in the compact class.

Comply with the European model is running in Saarlouis (Saarland) from the band and is in Germany in early 2012 on the market -. As a five-door hatchback sedan and station wagon version Tournament / b The 77 kW / 105 hp 1.6-liter Duratorq TDCi diesel is a completely new development that is characterized for example by a further improved fuel injection system, an advanced turbocharger including a more efficient charge-air cooling at once minimized friction losses.

Million at Ford Recall

To a large recall of its flagship F-150 pick-ups and its sister model, the LT Lincoln Mrk carmaker Ford has decided. Affected about 1.2 million vehicles are from the production period of 2004 to 2006. The American car manufacturers saw themselves compelled to this action, because a short circuit could cause the airbag of the vehicle suddenly.

Accidents are the producers in their own words not yet known. (Auto-Reporter. NET / arie)

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Ford Focus starts campaign

Ford accompanied the introduction of the new focus on tomorrow's Saturday with a marketing campaign on German television. Supported by actress Bonnie Hunt, host of Nazan Eckes and the TV chef Steffen Henssler, the Cologne-based automobile manufacturer invites you to unusual test drives in the new Focus, the Ford Focus Challenge 'a,.

In 30-second TV Game trailers Ford calls the viewers to apply for one of the three test runs, including film production. The winners will receive trips to the new Focus, and each one of the celebrities exceptional in one place. For the locations were next to the Cologne / Bonn airport, the scene of the Babelsberg Film Park in the vicinity of Berlin and the wall of the James Bond film "Golden Eye" is selected known Contra Dam in Switzerland.

Ford wants to compete with the focus on touring car racing

This weekend, enjoy the Ford Focus will debut in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Brands Hatch. The race-Focus, which was developed by Arena International Motorsport with support from Ford, is the first vehicle of a series of race-focus after the S2000 rules, which Ford plans to use the world at large touring car racing.

Arena International Motorsport, competing under the logo Aon had already passed the predecessor of the current Ford Focus to the success. The Focus ST the team won the BTCC in the two years 2009 and 2010. (Ampnet / Sm)

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WRC 2011: Ford defends leadership

The work team Ford Abu Dhabi has also defended the Rally Portugal, the third round of this year's World Rally Championship (WRC), his lead in the manufacturers 'and drivers' standings. With third place for Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen in fourth place for Ford leads the constructors' table continues with ten points ahead.

It is close to the drivers' standings. Defending champion Sebastien Loeb won in Portugal in a Citroën WRC DS3 and moved with Mikko Hirvonen par. Both have 58 points. Behind Jari-Matti Latvala rank with 48 points and Sebastien Ogier (Citroen) with 41 points, was second in Portugal. The two Finnish pilots were with their Ford Focus RS WRC first good start.

250 000ster Ford sold at BCA

The vehicle came Großauktionator BCA at the site yesterday Neuss 000th of the 250 used Ford "under the hammer." There was a Focus Rs 500 Of the 257 kW / 350 hp and 265 km / h model with matt black foil only 500 were built. New owner is Jan A. Klein, manager of the crusts in the Hessian-based Ford dealership parking crusts.

Participation is open to the car auctions of BCA and Ford is the only professional car trading. The cooperation with car manufacturers started 14 years ago with two auctions per month in Berlin, now there are eight to ten per month at six different locations BCA. The annual sales volume is currently around 15 000 vehicles, about 40 percent of the total volume Ford remarketing.

Geneva 2011: World premiere for the Ford Ranger Wildtrak

Not only truck cars, but also lifestyle vehicle will be the new Ranger Wildtrak, the Ford world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show (3.3 - 13.3.2011.) Presented. When towing capacity and safety features to the pick-up set standards in its segment. He comes in the course of the year in the trade. The Wildtrak takes its independent identity within the Ranger series, a special position.

He carried his comfort features especially customers who want to use their pickup both professionally and personally. transfer of the features ESP and a rearview camera system, whose images on the rearview mirror. Series are a knee airbag for the driver and head and shoulder airbags for rear passengers.

Geneva 2011: Ford shows the world premiere of the B-Max

Ford celebrated on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show (1st-03.13.2011) the world premiere of the B-Max. The new model on the C platform has a body concept, which dispenses with conventional B-pillar and is characterized by rear doors on both sides. This near-production study provides a first idea of a completely new vehicle format.

The B-Max is based on the study presented in 2009, the iosis Max B-Max offers a vehicle of this size an unusually generous-sized space in combination with a wide variety. The use of particularly high quality materials further underscores the message that small, practical cars, no doubt, in terms of comfort and equipment can meet high standards.

Top safety ratings for Ford Fiesta

To Europe and the USA, the Ford Fiesta was in China, the official crash test passed with top results. Meets in Cologne and in the British Merkenich Dunton developed Bestsellers thus the most stringent global safety standards, underlining the high level of expertise of the engineers of Ford Europe in terms of occupant protection.

In complex crash test comparison series that were produced by independent organizations from Europe, the United States, China and Australia / New Zealand, the Fiesta has achieved top positions respectively. This now includes a 5-star maximum result at the "China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) of the China Automotive Technology and Research Centre in Beijing.

1000 Ford Fiesta S Sport in Germany go to the Start

Friends of powerful compact models Ford offers to those in Germany from 1000 units to limited special edition Fiesta Sport S now an attractive offer. The only available in three-door Ford Fiesta Sport S puts an uprated version of the Duratec Ti-VCT engine with 1.6 liters of displacement. In sports, S makes the four-cylinder petrol engine 99 kW / 134 hp at 6700 revolutions per minute (rpm).

The maximum torque of 160 Newton meters at 4250 on tours. The sprint from 0 to 100 km / h takes just 8.7 seconds in, the top speed at 195 km / h. The starting price is from € 18 090. "The Ford Fiesta Sport S builds on the 30-year-old tradition of sporty compact models from Ford, founded in 1981 by the Fiesta XR2 was," said Roelant de Ward, Vice President Marketing, Sales & Service for Ford of Europe.

Geneva 2011: Ford Ranger Wildtrak had its world debut

At the Geneva Motor Show (public days: 3-03.13.2011) brings Ford with a world premiere, and many news and views is. Its world debut of the Ford Ranger Wildtrak experienced, pick one up that fits into Europe. can also look forward to the idea of a "guiding all new cars" at the press conference on Tuesday, 1 March 2011, at the fairgrounds.

In addition, Ford will also show in Geneva vertrek his study, which will pave the way for the design of the Kuga's successor. For the first time in Europe, the two electric cars Ford Focus C-Max Electric and dFord Energi will see plug-in hybrid. Joining them will be a show car Transit Connect Electric.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC Rally makes its debut

With the season opener of the World Rally Championship 2011 starts for Team Ford Abu Dhabi a new era. In the Swedish Rally (10th to 13th February) the team will work first time with the all-new Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the start. The wheel vehicle - according to the current technical regulations with 1.6-liter EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection and equipped - has completed in recent months, over 12 000 kilometers of test drives.

Ford lowers consumption of Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy

Ford offers for the Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy a new and more efficient access to diesel. The 1.6-liter engine delivers 85 kW / 115 hp and develops a maximum torque of 270 Newton meters. It makes for EU standard consumption of an average of 4.9 liters and 5.2 liters for the Mondeo S-Max and Galaxy, which have a start-stop system.

Also new for spring, Ford offers the 2.2-liter diesel with the alternative of Durashift-6-tronic automatic transmission, which also has a sports program. The new diesel engine replaces the previous, the same 2.0-liter version. The torque of 270 Nm is constant at 1750-2500 revolutions per minute.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC is ready

The Ford Focus RS WRC is ready to go. The 300-horsepower turbo four-wheel drive will get later this week from the motor sports world governing body FIA homologation to play during the 13 rounds of the World Rally championship. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila are from 10 February for the Ford Abu Dhabi works team for world championship points battle.