Ford increases Brazilian investment to make tiny EcoSport SUV

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Spy Shots: 2011 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost

Filed under: MPG , Ford 2011 Ford Fiesta Ecoboost - Click above for high-res image gallery The EcoBoost 3.5-liter V6 found in the Ford Flex and Taurus SHO has quickly become one of our favorite mills on the market.

Ford claims 1,000 Fiesta reservations in first week; analysts already warn of possible small car oversupply

Filed under: MPG , Ford 2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery The new Ford Fiesta starts at $13,320 (plus a $675 destination charge) and that price fits the budgets of at least 1,000 early adopters. Ford announced today that it has received over 1,000 reservations for the new small car in the first six days that they have been taking them. Perhaps due to the six-month-long Fiesta Movement that got word out about the car, people who reserved a car will now be given a VIP experience at Ford dealers when (if?) they go to actually buy the car.

LA 2009: 2011 Ford Fiesta unveiled by agents of the Movement

Filed under: MPG , Ford , LA Auto Show 2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve been hearing about the 2011 Ford Fiesta for so long that it’s hard to imagine that the U.S. version of the car was just officially unveiled today.

LA Preview: 2011 Ford Fiesta for America revealed, hits 40 mpg

Filed under: MPG , Ford , LA Auto Show 2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery The Ford Fiesta has proven to be a very successful small car wherever it’s sold in the world. Ford has sold 12 million Fiestas over the vehicle’s lifetime and the new-for-2009 model has moved half a million units already this year in Europe and Asia. It’s a smash hit in spite of the fact that the Fiesta is not for sale in the U.S., a.k.a.

Ford to offer factory-converted LPG Fiesta in Europe

2009 Ford Fiesta - Click for high-res image gallery The new Ford Fiesta is now being offered with a factory-installed LPG option in Europe. This is the fourth Ford model that uses this technology and allows the car to run both with unleaded gasoline and LPG, similar to the new Golf Plus Bi-Fuel . The base model Fiesta uses a 1.4-liter gasoline engine.

Quick Drive: Ford Fiesta 5-door hatchback

Ford Fiesta - click above for a high res gallery For all the strength that the U.S. automakers have shown in the realm of big trucks and SUVs over the last thirty years, they are remarkably weak when it comes to small cars

Ford Fiesta first impression: very, very cool

We’ll admit, we’re a little bummed we didn’t win a chance for the six-month Ford Fiesta visiting rights . Sadly, we’re even less enthused about our Fiesta-free 2009 now that we’ve had a chance to read Autoblog’s first impression of this little wonder . This is good news for Ford, which is bringing this popular car ( in Europe ) to the U.S.

AutoblogGreen tries out for the Fiesta Movement

Click above and scroll down to watch the video So, applications for Ford’s Fiesta Movement closed last night, and we got our entry in just under the buzzer. We’re nothing if not slackers waiting for a deadline.

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