Ford signs 135-van deal with building contractor

Ford has supplied 135 vehicles to building and maintenance services contractor, Mountjoy. The new additions mean that Mountjoy's fleet of 176 vehicles is now 100% sourced from Ford. The firm, which has bases in Portsmouth, Southampton, Woking and Newport on the Isle of Wight, has taken delivery of 119 short wheelbase Ford Transit vans that were built at Ford's plant in Southampton, as well as three Ford Transit tippers and 13 Ford Fiesta Vans. Dave Redman, Mountjoy's managing director,...

Ford use Champions League to showcase new B-MAX

UEFA Champions League sponsor Ford will use more than 200 vehicles to help European football’s most prestigious club tournament run smoothly. Transporting officials and VIPs to and from the final, held in Munich tomorrow. Ford is also celebrating 20 years as an official partner to the competition and UEFA has been using a new B-MAX to parade the impressive trophy around Munich for much of May. Ford's new Easy Access Door System has made the B-MAX a perfect car for the job, with its hinged...

Ford’s Easy Fuel system puts pay to fuel thieves

Ford has revealed that its ‘Easy Fuel’ system, designed to stop motorists making the mistake of filling up with the wrong fuel is also proving to be a deterrent to fuel thieves. With record prices at the fuel pumps, the instances of fuel theft from vehicles have increased by 25% in the past year, however for Ford models fitted with the Easy Fuel system, it makes siphoning extremely difficult to achieve. The system is fitted as standard on some of the top selling cars in the UK including the...

Ford to ramp up EcoBoost engine production

Ford has announced plans to triple production of its vehicles equipped with EcoBoost petrol engines over the next three years. The fuel-efficient and powerful engines were used in 141,000 vehicles in 2011, and Ford expects to increase this to 480,000 by 2015. This means that Ford’s engine facility in Bridgend, Wales will be busy, with more than 135,000 vehicles planned to have the welsh-built 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine installed. "Our plans to expand EcoBoost availability are...

Ford delivers landmark 1.5m Focus

Essex cricketer Jaik Mickleburgh has been handed the keys to the 1,500,000th Ford Focus as the brand hits its latest landmark score. The insanely popular compact family car replaced the Escort in Europe in 1998 and went onto to become the UK’s best selling model for 10 years straight, before the Fiesta nudged in to claim the number one slot. The 1,500,000th Ford Focus, delivered to right-handed Essex CC batsman Jaik Mickleburgh, 22, was a five-door Titanium X model and the fifth Ford in...