Believe it or not but the Ford Fiesta has been ranked as the best-selling car ever in the UK with sales topping 4.1 million in the past 38 years!
The Fiesta has overtaken the Ford Escort, the previous record holder, to become the most popular model among British drivers. The number of Fiesta’s registered in the UK topped 4,115,000 compared to the Escort’s total sales figure of 4,105,961 over 32 years.
Since its launch, the Fiesta has led the small car segment in the UK for 27 of the 37 years and has been Britain’s best-selling car since 2009 when it overtook the Ford Focus.
Mark Ovenden, head of Ford Britain, said: “The Ford Fiesta has gone from strength to strength and today’s car combines style, value, driving dynamics and remarkable technologies such as the multi-award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. It (Ford Fiesta) continues to outsell its nearest retail competitor by more than two to one – and that really tells the story of this extraordinary car.”
Launched in 1976, Fiesta models in the UK are partly developed there locally. Engineers at Ford’s research and development centre at Dunton, Essex, and at Ford’s Dagenham Diesel Centre, East London, work on all powertrains for the model. The EcoBoost range, including the 1.0-litre version is developed at Dunton Technical Centre. The 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine that powers the Fiesta ST is manufactured at the Bridgend Engine Plant, South Wales.
Source: Telegraph.co.uk
