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Ford Fiesta goes on sale in Azerbaijan - PHOTO

Ford Fiesta goes on sale in Azerbaijan - <font color=red>PHOTO </font>

17 November 2009 14:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. The new Fiesta will make its North American debut when it is revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December.

Set to arrive in North American dealer showrooms next summer, the Fiesta already can claim more than 50,000 potential U.S. customers thanks to the Fiesta Movement, a social media initiative in which 100 young trendsetters are test driving and living with a European-spec Ford Fiesta for six months.

The new Fiesta, the first in a wave of stylish vehicles being brought to world-wide markets under the ONE Ford plan, went on sale in Germany in October 2008. It quickly became the second-best-selling car for all markets in Europe and the leader in the European small car segment. The new Fiesta has also been a key driver behind Ford of Europeâ€™s market share gains, which are up 0.5 percentage points this year through September to 9.2 percent, the highest since 1999.

After its European introduction, the Fiesta was launched in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and China. Global retail sales of the car reached 470,000 units through September of this year, with 430,000 sales in Europe and 40,000 in the Asia Pacific region. Continued strong demand for Fiesta through October has pushed the total number beyond 500,000.

The Fiesta has won numerous international awards since it was introduced:
* Prestigious â€œred dotâ€ award for international product design â€” Germanyâ€™s Essen-based Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
* Car of the Year 2009 by Britainâ€™s What Car? Magazine
* 2009 Car of the Year â€“ The Sun Motors
* 2009 Croatian Car of the Year â€“ Croatian Car Association
* 2009 Hellenic Car of the Year â€“ Journalists from Autobild, Drive Autocar
* Womanâ€™s Car 2009 â€“ Hachette Filipacchi Editorial Group
* 2008 Scottish Car of the year â€“ Association of Scottish Motoring Writers
* The Best of the 2008 Geneva Show â€“ Most Significant â€“ Autoweek
* Top Gear, Car, Car & Driver and 4 Wheels
* 2008 Croatian Car of the Year â€“ Croatian Car Association
* 2008 Best Supermini â€“ What Car? magazine

Ford Azerbaijan has announced that it Fiesta is now on sale in Azerbaijan. The company also offers Fiesta on credit for 5 years with AZN 3 500 worth of downpayment. Ford Azerbaijan assumes all insurance and bank costs when you pay the downpayment to get a Fiesta.