European Car of the Year Short List with the 8 Finalists Revealed, Think You Can Pick the Winner?

After announcing the 34 nominees (38 if you include re-badged models like the Seat Toledo and Subaru BRZ) in late September, the organizing committee of the European edition of the Car of the Year award has now released the short list with the 8 finalists.

Normally, the short list includes 7 models, but due to the fact that two cars tied in the same position during the voting process, the committee increased the number of finalists to eight, just as it did in the 2007 edition of the award.

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New Ford B-MAX Proves Popular in Britain with More than 1,000 Sales in First Six Weeks

The Blue Oval is optimistic about its new B-MAX small MPV that recently launched in the UK having delivered over 1,000 cars to customers within its first six weeks in dealerships. The company said it received more than 2,500 orders to date, most of which before it arrived in the country. Read more »

EuroNCAP Tests New Audi A3, Ford B-MAX, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Cee'd, Renault Clio and Volvo V40

Six brand new models including the 2013 Audi A3 hatchback , Ford B-MAX minivan, Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, Kia Cee’d hatch, Renault Clio supermini and Volvo V40 premium compact have undergone safety tests by Euro NCAP and all but one of the vehicles assessed received the full five-star rating.

The most impressive results came from the new Volvo V40 five-door hatchback that not only achieved five stars but also became Euro NCAP’s all-time top scorer in its segment.

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Series Production of B-MAX Starts at Ford’s New Romanian Facility

On Monday, Ford began volume vehicle production of the B-MAX small MPV at its new manufacturing plant in Craiova, Romania, ahead of European sales starting in September.

To celebrate the event, the Blue Oval held a special ceremony at Craiova that was attended by Romanian President Traian Basescu, who purchased the first new B-MAX to roll off the production line.

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Ford Says it Will Launch 15 New Models with Best-in Class Fuel Economy in Europe this Year

Thanks to a mix of a new generation of EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engines, TDCi diesel engines and low CO2 ECOnetic technologies, Ford claims that 15 of the new vehicle models that it will launch in Europe by the end of the year will achieve best-in-class fuel efficiency. Read more »

Ford to More than Triple Production of EcoBoost–Powered Vehicles in Europe by 2015

In an aggressive move, Ford has revealed plans to more than triple the annual production of vehicles fitted with EcoBoost petrol engines in Europe from 141,000 units in 2011 to around 480,000 by 2015.

Ford said that more than 300,000 of those cars will be equipped with its new 1.0-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine that debuted on the B-MAX small MPV, and which is currently available in two states of tune with outputs of 99hp (100PS) and 118hp (120PS).

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