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2009 Ford Ka: Ford’s Version of the Fiat 500 Unwrapped
The forthcoming Ford Ka II minicar has been caught with its pants down by the folks over at German car magazine “Autobildâ€. In their latest issue, the second generation Ka is revealed in detail without any camouflage whatsoever. Set to make its first public appearance at the Paris Auto Show this fall, the Ka is heavily based on the Fiat 500 and it will be built alongside the Italian mini in at Fiat’s Tychy plant in Poland. From what we can tell from these images and even though the shape of the Ka bears a strong resemblance to the Fiat 500, it doesn’t look like it shares any visible parts with its the retro-penned Italian minicar. Instead, the Ka looks more like a Fiesta that just came out of the dryer....
Via: Autobild (thanks for the scan Tim!)
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Ford Ceo Alan Mulally Believes Fiat 500 Won’t Succeed In The Usa
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the U.S. launch of the Fiat 500, with many predicting a commercial success for the Italian mini even before it landed on this side of the Atlantic. However, there’s one industry executive that doesn’t...
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Fiat Raises Annual Production For 500 Minicar To 200,000 Units
For the second time in a few months, Fiat has hiked production of its ultra successful 500 minicar in order to meet increasing European demand. In a conference call with analysts, Fiat Group’s CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that production of the...
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2009 Ford Ka Leaked Ahead Of Paris Debut
The first official image of Ford’s second generation KA citycar was leaked into the internet this morning. We’re still short on details but we gather it won’t take long before Ford lets outs official information on the KA’s...
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2009 Ford Ka Scooped In Poland
The Fiat 500’s alter ego, the second generation Ford Ka has been scooped by the folks at "Polskatimes" virtually undisguised. From what we can tell, these pictures seem to have been shot inside Fiat’s Tychy factory in Poland where both the...
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2009 Ford Ka Rendering Looks Pretty Accurate
From all the renderings of the forthcoming second-generation Ford Ka that we’ve seen up until now, we’d say that this one, courtesy of the Italian website “Omniautoâ€, seems like its the closest one to the actual car that will...
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