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Ford’s Love Factory: Start of Fiesta Production Celebrated with Plant Makeover
In case anyone had doubts that the Fiesta is the result of some serious love making, Ford decided to celebrate the start of production of its all-new subcompact hatchback at its Niehl plant in Cologne, Germany by transforming one of the sterile, grey industrial buildings into an automotive version of Charlie’s Chocolate Factory. The funky building with its bright coat of multi-colour paintwork now bears the nickname “Love Factory†and according to Ford, it will even be visible to anyone flying to or from Cologne. -Continued
Karl Anton, Niehl plant manager said: “Our workers have become so smitten with the new Ford Fiesta that we have decided to re-christen the plant the ‘Fiesta Love Factory’ and decorate it in celebration. We hope people will fall in love with the new Fiesta as much as we have!â€
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Next Generation Ford Fiesta To Be Built Exclusively In Germany For European Markets
Ford announced that its assembly plant in Cologne, Germany, will be the single source for European production of the next-generation Fiesta subcompact. Read more »...
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Ford Genk Workers Protest, Burn Tires And Set Of Fireworks At Company's Hq In Germany
Ford of Europe's decision to close its Genk plant in Belgium and leave some 4,300 workers without a job by the end of 2014 didn't sit well with the factory's employees. Some 250 workers from the Genk plant travelled in busses from Belgium...
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Quarter Million New Ford Fiestas Produced After Nine Months
In spite of the fact that the European market is experiencing a continuing decline in car sales, Ford's new Fiesta hatch has proven a runaway success for the ailing automaker becoming the fastest-selling model ever to wear that Fiesta name plate....
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First Ford Fiesta Hatchbacks Arrive On U.s. Shores
The first examples of Ford's Fiesta hatchback arrived today at U.S. seaports in Baltimore and Oxnard, California. The 100 five-door Fiestas coming to America were built at Ford's Cologne Assembly Plant in Europe and will be loaned for six months...
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Videos: Ford Fiesta Love Factory Viral Campaign
In an attempt to gear up interest for the forthcoming Fiesta, Ford has created a new viral campaign for its new subcompact hatch dubbed “Fiesta Love Factoryâ€. The campaign that began today with the colorful transformation of Ford’s...
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