The Ford Fiesta was declared Britain's Best Supermini for the third consecutive year at the Auto Express New Car Awards. The new Ford Focus also made its mark with the top selling weekly motoring magazine by winning the Special Award for its advanced driver assistance features.

Access to the all-new Ford Focus range becomes easier with the arrival of the all-new Focus Studio which goes on sale in September, as customers rush for new "61-plate" cars.

Ford Motor Company is planning four global product reveals at September's Frankfurt show, including a major new design concept and details of the next Focus performance car.

Cassette tapes that once revolutionised in-car audio entertainment were driven out of the dashboard by the compact disc revolution. Now in-car CD players are poised to follow a similar path as Ford and other automotive companies respond to customer demand for all-digital systems with increased connectivity.

High-tech Ford Focus and Ford Mondeo diesel-engined models have been chosen for their green credentials by the leading independent double-glazing supplier Safestyle UK.

Ford increased July UK market share in each sector in which it competes – cars, light commercials and medium commercials – compared with July 2010. Ford's total vehicle share for the month, 15.5 per cent, and for the year to date, 15.4 per cent, were both up compared with the same periods in 2010.