On September 16, Ford said it will cut one shift and up to 1,000 jobs at its Cologne Electric Vehicle Center in Germany, due to weak demand.
“In Europe, demand for electric cars remains well below industry forecasts,” Ford said in a statement. “Ford will therefore switch production at the Cologne plant to single-shif

On June 30, multiple sources reported that Ford Motor Company will stop production of the Ford Fiesta from July 7, 2023, at its Cologne plant. Ford Fiesta will make way for the electric SUV Explorer at the “Cologne Electric Vehicle Center”.
Based on multiple sources

On April 27, Green NCAP announces the ratings for six cars new Nissan Ariya, Renault Austral, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volvo XC40, Ford Fiesta, and new Hyundai STARIA. Tests reveal that the Volkswagen T-Roc achieved the “Highest Clean Air Index” of all gasoline and diesel cars that Green NCAP has assessed to date. The elect

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on December 5, UK passenger car sales increased 23.5% to 142,889 units in November 2022
Year-to-date sales decreased 3.4% with 1,485,601 cars registered in the first eleven months of 2022.
November sales for VW increased 59.3% to 13,757 units (9.6% ma

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on November 4, UK passenger car sales increased 26.4% to 134,344 units in October 2022. Year-to-date sales decreased 5.6% with 1,342,712 cars registered in the first ten months of 2022.
October sales for Ford increased 94.7% to 13,295 units (9.9% mark

On October 26, Ford confirmed it will end production of its Fiesta compact in Cologne, Germany, by the end of June 2023, a year earlier than planned, to focus on the next generation of EVs in Europe.
At the same time as Fiesta output stops, production of Ford's new Volkswagen-based all-electric crossover will begin,

On July 15, Ford announced that assembly lines in the Cologne Ford plant will be idle until August 1, 2022, due to a factory vacation. Ford is using the production break during the company holidays to rebuild production facilities for the e-model. Until then, two new production halls will be built and existing produc

On June 15, Ford Europe revealed its in-house-developed, 14-way adjustable spine-friendly seats for the Puma ST performance SUV, 1 which are certified by leading spinal health organization Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V. (AGR), the Campaign for Healthier Backs.
In addition to the typical forward/backward adjustment and

The ongoing procurement crisis has scuppered any chance of a post-2020-outbreak recovery, with European Light Vehicle production from January to October 2021 set to grow by just 1% year-on-year. Despite near-identical production volumes, closer analysis reveals clear winners and losers.
Due to the scarcity caused by

On November 2, several German media reported that Ford has been halting production in Germany due to the semiconductor delivery bottlenecks.
At the Cologne plant, the company has extended the production stop for the Fiesta model until November 19. Again, it plans to halt production on November 24 and 25. The stop has

On September 30, Ford announced that it will halt production at its Cologne plant until the end of October due to a shortage of semiconductors. Ford produces Fiesta at this plant.
Multiple sources on September 30, 2021
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On September 16, Ford revealed the new Fiesta Van and it will be available in selected European markets; orders open this autumn, with customer deliveries set to begin from early 2022
New Fiesta van has got EcoBoost Hybrid 48-volt mild hybrid and EcoBoost gasoline powertrains.
The 125 PS EcoBoost Hybrid models featu

On September 1, Ford announced that it will suspend production at Cologne plant from September 2 for two weeks due to a semiconductor shortage.
Ford did not receive the door modules for Fiesta assembly because it didn’t get semiconductors from Malaysia, thereby it had to halt the production.
Ford had restarted produc

Continental AG announced that its tire development engineers have accomplished yet another innovative feat: The rolling resistance properties of a EcoContact 6 summer tire designed for Ford have been further improved and now surpass those required for the EU Tire Label’s “Class A” highest ranking by more than 15%. Re

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on July 5, UK passenger car sales increased 28.0% to 186,128 units in June 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 39.2% with 909,973 cars registered in the first half of 2021.
June sales for Volkswagen increased 56.5% to 19,454 units (10.5% market share

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on May 5, UK passenger car sales increased 3,176.6% to 141,583 units in April 2021.
Year-to-date sales increased 16.2%, with 567,108 cars registered in the first four months of 2021.
April sales for Volkswagen increased 6,244.3% to 13,323 units (9.4

On April 30, Ford announced extended shutdown periods for two of its German plants due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage.
The Cologne plant, which had been idled between April 21-23 and April 28-30, will stop producing Fiestas until early July, except for one week at the end of June.
Short-time working will take

On April 21, Ford announced extensions of previously-announced downtime at several of its plants in North America and Europe due to the global shortage of microchip.
With production halted since April 19, the Chicago (Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator), Flat Rock (Mustang) and Kansas City

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on April 6, UK passenger car sales increased 11.5% to 283,964 units in March 2021.
Year-to-date sales decreased 12.0%, with 425,525 cars registered in the first three months of 2021.
March sales for Volkswagen increased 3.3% to 23,698 units (8.3% ma

On March 18, Ford Motor Co. announced that it is temporarily building F-150 pickups at its Dearborn Truck and Kansas City assembly plants, and Edge SUVs at its Oakville plant in Canada without key parts, including some electronic modules, due to the global semiconductor shortage.
"Ford will build and hold the vehicle