IN 1967, Ford took control of the car sales charts in the UK. Successive models — from Cortina to Escort to Fiesta to Focus and back again to Fiesta — have held onto that title. Indeed, in 2014, the Ford Fiesta took the title of the best-selling car in the UK ever, inheriting that title from the Escort, and Ford models have topped the UK sales charts every year since 1971. Could the Fiesta and Focus be heading the same way as the Mondeo, and indeed Escort and Cortina before it? Year Best selling new car Registrations 1971 Austin Morris 1100/1300 133,527 1972 Ford Cortina 187,159 1973 Ford Cortina 181,616 1974 Ford Cortina 131,243 1975 Ford Cortina 106,787 1976 Ford Escort 133,959 1977 Ford Cortina TBC 1978 Ford Cortina TBC 1979 Ford Cortina 193,784 1980 Ford Cortina 190,281 1981 Ford Cortina 159,804 1982 Ford Escort 166,942 1983 Ford Escort 174,190 1984 Ford Escort 157,000 1985 Ford Escort 157,000 1986 Ford Escort TBC 1987 Ford Escort 178,001 1988 Ford Escort TBC 1989 Ford Escort 181,218 1990 Ford Fiesta 151,475 1991 Ford Fiesta 117,139 1992 Ford Escort 121,140 1993 Ford Escort 122,002 1994 Ford Escort 144,089 1995 Ford Escort 137,760 1996 Ford Fiesta 139,522 1997 Ford Fiesta TBC 1998 Ford Fiesta 116,110 1999 Ford Focus 103,228 2000 Ford Focus 114,512 2001 Ford Focus 137,074 2002 Ford Focus 151,209 2003 Ford Focus 131,684 2004 Ford Focus 141,021 2005 Ford Focus 145,010 2006 Ford Focus 137,694 2007 Ford Focus 126,928 2008 Ford Focus 101,593 2009 Ford Focus 117,296 2010 Ford Fiesta 103,013 2011 Ford Fiesta 96,112 2012 Ford Fiesta 109,265 2013 Ford Fiesta 121,929 2014 Ford Fiesta 131,254 2015 Ford Fiesta 133,434 2016 Ford Fiesta 120,525 2017 Ford Fiesta 94,533 2018 Ford Fiesta 95,892 2019 Ford Fiesta 77,833 2020 Ford Fiesta 49,174 2021 Vauxhall Corsa 40,914 Italics: Approximate figureData source: SMMT / bestsellingcarsblog.com – figures subject to confirmation from SMMTTweet to @ST_Driving Follow @ST_DrivingRelated articlesIf you found the future looks uncertain for Ford’s regular cars, including the Fiesta and Focus, interesting, you may also like to read Ford to invest £230 million in Halewood plant to manufacture EV power unitsAnd check out the refreshed Ford Focus getting front-end restyle, more tech and interior changes for 2022Ford Fiesta updated with revised styling and engine upgradesLatest articles

Source: The Times January 14, 2022 15:58 UTC