NEWS

FORD yet again leads the way for new car sales with latest February 2010 data giving it another 1-2.
The Fiesta topped the new car sales charts with 3236 units sold. Ford’s Focus was 2nd with 3035 sales.
In 3rd place, but more than 500 units behind, was the Volkswagen Golf with 2586 sales. That was [...]

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 looks as [...]

SCRAPPAGE key car maker players have given Car Dealer Magazine their thoughts on the Exit Phase scheme.

Ford, Kia and Toyota have all offered us their views.
And it is Kia that is most outspoken! ‘KMUK is somewhat disappointed,’ said a spokesman, ‘that the scrappage scheme exit plan does not properly reflect the clear view of scrappage [...]

BCA has just sold the first Ford Cortina through its car auction halls in years – and it made a 4 figure sum.
The Ford Cortina 2000GT made £2200 in, fittingly, the Top Car Sale at Blackbushe.
What’s more, Car Dealer Magazine has heard from the winning bidder!
A Mk3 model, Car Dealer Magazine last week reported on [...]

BCA is to amaze car auction goers next week when it auctions off a classic Ford Cortina at Blackbushe.
The car is a real star too, as it is the one off the BBC Culture Show TV programme.
It’s starring as part of the Lex Autolease sale to be held on Monday. BCA tells us it’s [...]

FORD may be top new car seller in the UK but it holds 2nd place to Hyundai in the scrappage league.
To date, Hyundai has sold 36,647 new cars under the scrap scheme.
This compares with Ford’s 35,564 total – and the two brands are way ahead of the 3rd-placed manufacturer, Toyota. The Japanese firm has sold [...]

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 also a [...]

COULD this be the next Ford Capri? Car Dealer Magazine certainly hopes these sketches lead the way!

The iconic car has been given a fresh new look for 2010 with a dramatic rear design, deep alloy wheels and square headlights.
Unfortunately it’s not an official Ford mock-up but was penned by car design student Brad Page, who [...]

IT seems helping doctors in the snow wasn’t an unusual event with another car dealer telling us how it came to the rescue.
Brunel Ford, in Weston, stepped in to assist medical staff during the heavy snow last week which brought the town to a standstill.
Weston General Hospital sent out an emergency plea for help when [...]

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 will hit [...]