Ford 'does not rule out' reviving Fiesta as an EV with VW platform

2021 FORD_FIESTA — The Fiesta, which launched in Europe in 1976, has been one of the automaker's most popular models but sale declined as buyers switched from hatchbacks to crossovers. (Foto: Ford)

July 12, 2023 06:28 AM

Ford is not ruling out selling a battery-electric replacement for its Fiesta using a version of Volkswagen's upcoming affordable, small EV, Ford Europe's passenger cars boss Martin Sander said.

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