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Electric Focus by 2013

FORD has revealed an all-electric Ford Focus will arrive in UK dealerships by 2013. Capable of charging in half the time a Nissan Leaf takes, the Focus will offer a mile-per-gallon equivalent that beats a Chevrolet Volt, says the maker. Ford says the electric Focus will be capable of charging in three to four hours [...]

	New Ford Focus ST
FORD will launch the full range of new Focus at the Paris Motor Show – and showcase the new hot ST. Showroom-ready versions of the 5-door hatch, 4-door saloon and 5-door estate will be seen at the motor show later in the month… … but all eyes will be on a preview version of the [...]

	Ford leads way in August
FORD once again topped the sales charts for August, with the Fiesta taking its familiar number 1 position. This is despite August being the least popular month of the year to buy a new car in. SMMT stats show August usually only accounts for around 3 percent of UK new car sales, so the 55k [...]

	Citroen reveals DS4
CITROEN has revealed the production ready look of its new DS4 which it hopes will take on Audi’s A3 Sportback. The 5-door ‘crossover coupe’ family hatch is the latest variant in the ‘posh Citroen’ DS range. It will be shown in public for the first time at this month’s Paris Motor Show, prior to arriving [...]

	Ford sales lead grows
FORD is stretching its advantage over rival car brands with an even better performance in April. It boasts a 27,824-car lead over the next-best selling brand in the UK. This is nearly 6500 units more than the lead it had at the same time in 2009. It is strong sales across the range of cars [...]

		Ford Focus RS500
		FORD has pulled the covers off a dramatic Focus RS special edition – finished in matt black wrap! The 350bhp 2.5-litre turbo RS500 will be limited to 500 units and UK car dealers have been allocated 101 of them. Brit buyers will get I in 5 of all new Focus RS500, then, despite the model [...]
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		Geneva: New Ford Focus
		FORD is showing one of the most important new car ranges here at Geneva with the new Focus. It was unveiled at Detroit, to underline its world car status. Here at Geneva, it is making its European debut. Alongside the 5-door hatchback we’ve already seen, Ford is also revealing a new 5-door estate Focus. It [...]
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		Ford top in January again
		FORD once again took the top 2 sales slots in the UK new car sales chart with the Fiesta top dog. It was followed up by the Ford Focus, continuing a Ford 1-2 trend. Other brands had reason to celebrate too, though. Hyundai came in 8th with its scrappage-smash-hit i10, while the Audi A3 was [...]
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		All new Ford Focus
		FORD has pulled the covers off the all-new Ford Focus which will go on sale in Europe in early 2011. The new car is being billed as a true world model and will form the basis of 10 unique versions. Ford says total sales of the new C-car platform that underpins the new Ford Focus [...]
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		Ford Fiesta is top in 09
		FORD Fiesta buyers have voted the supermini best car of 2009 by buying it in greater numbers than any other new car. SMMT figures show the Fiesta is way ahead of the rest, with 117,296 sales. Bosses at Ford are celebrating further too, as the Focus came out in 2nd place overall in the new [...]
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