COLOGNE, Germany, July 29, 2015 – The Ford Fiesta was the No.1 selling small car in Europe for the first half of 2015.

Customers purchased 173,999* Fiestas in Europe between January and June 2015 – a 3.6 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2014.

Fiesta sales of 33,646 in June 2015 were 22.3 per cent higher than in June 2014, and follow the introduction of new colours, enhanced fuel efficiency, and styling and equipment upgrades in May this year.

“Europeans love small cars and they have extremely high standards – so we are proud Fiesta remains at the top of the rank,” said Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales & Service, Ford of Europe. “Customers now have the widest ever choice of Fiesta models including the enhanced Fiesta ECOnetic and fashionable new colour options such as Silver Silk.”

The Fiesta also was the No.2 selling car overall in Europe between January and June this year, and was the No.1 selling small car in Europe for the third year in a row in the full year 2014.

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*JATO Dynamics results are based on information provided by JATO Consult, the company's bespoke consulting service.  Figures are based on 30 European countries. For more information please visit www.jato.com.

** The declared Fuel/Energy Consumptions, CO2 emissions and electric range are measured according to the technical requirements and specifications of the European Regulations (EC) 715/2007 and (EC) 692/2008 as last amended. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are specified for a vehicle variant and not for a single car. The applied standard test procedure enables comparison between different vehicle types and different manufacturers. In addition to the fuel efficiency of a car, driving behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a role in determining a car's fuel/energy consumption, CO2 emissions and electric range. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.