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Sharing our motor industry awards and accolades
Sharing our motor industry awards and accolades
Building the best for our customers is the ultimate reward, but the plaudits for things like reliability, economy, safety, and fuel efficiency are pretty nice too: we’re proud to share our motor industry recognitions and awards.
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Learn more about our most recent awards:
New Ford Fiesta crowned What Diesel? car of the year 2009
21 April, 2009
The new Ford Fiesta has beaten 26 contenders and eight class winners to be crowned What Diesel magazine's Car of the Year 2009.
News release.

New Ford Fiesta wins international design award
23 March, 2009
The new Fiesta is one of the most stylish cars in the world. "That is the verdict of 28 leading designers and design experts from 19 countries who have awarded the eye-catching Ford model a prestigious 'red dot' award for international product design.
News release.

Ford Galaxy means business
11th February 2009
The Ford Galaxy has won BusinessCar MPV of the year for the third consecutive time – the only awards in the market that are solely decided by the readership
News release.

New Fiesta is What Car? Car of the Year 23 January 2009
We’re delighted to announce that the new Fiesta has been crowned the prestigious 2009 ‘Car of the Year’ Award by What Car? And the accolades don’t stop there, because it beat fierce competition to win the Best Supermini category too.

Mondeo wins What Car? Family Car and Estate Car of the Year
23 January 2008
At the 2009 What Car? Car of the Year Awards, the Mondeo scooped not one but two awards; Best Family Car and Best Estate Car. What’s more, for the second year in a row, the Mondeo has triumphed in both categories.

Ford Transit starts new year with motorhome award
20 January, 2009
Ford Transit has won its first award for 2009. For the second year running, Transit was judged the best base vehicle by Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly (MMM) magazine.
2008 awards and accolades for Ford

Five What Van? 2008 Awards for Ford Commercial Vehicles
10 December, 2008
Judges at Britain's leading van magazine, What Van? have recognised Ford's range of commercial vehicles as winners and leaders in their 2008 awards.
News release.

All New Ford Fiesta named Scottish car of the year
3 November, 2008
The all new Ford Fiesta has been named "Scottish Car of the Year 2008" at the 11th annual Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) awards dinner in St Andrew's, Scotland.
 
Ford Mondeo takes caravan club towcar honours for second year
26 September 2008
Ford's latest generation Mondeo has won a Caravan Club Towcar Award for the second year in a row. The Mondeo Titanium X Estate triumphed against tough competition in the £25,000 to £32,000 category at the Caravan Club's ceremony, the UK's longest running towing vehicle competition.
 
Ford Focus wins top honours at used car awards
19 September 2008
UK buyers thinking of investing in a used car should take note: Ford has been voted tops by two separate panels of used car experts this week. What Car? put the Ford Focus and Ford Mondeo top of their respective categories ("Small Family Car" and "Family Car"), and put the popular Focus ahead of the opposition to become overall Britain's the best used car of 2008.
 
Ford Focus ECOnetic voted Car of the Year by Whatgreencar?
25 June 2008
Environmental motoring website Whatgreencar? has awarded its first Green Car of the Year award to the Ford Focus ECOnetic. Whatgreencar.com's lifetime impact rating covering cars' use and manufacture scored the 1.6-litre ECOnetic Focus better than the site's benchmark hybrid.
 
Ford Mondeo Estate is Britain's best towcar
20 June 2008
Ford's Mondeo Estate has won another prestigious towcar award. It is the overall winner of the second annual Towcar awards, as judged by experts from What Car?, Practical Caravan and the Camping and Caravanning Club.
 
Ford S-MAX steals top UK security award
18 June 2008
Ford S-MAX has been named winner in the large MPV category at the British Insurance Car Security Awards for the second year running.
 
Ford Kuga achieves best overall rating for its class in euro NCAP Safety test
In the latest phase of Euro NCAP safety tests the all-new Ford Kuga compact crossover has achieved the best combination of star ratings, placing the car at the top of the table in the Euro NCAP Small Off-road 4x4 group. Awarded the maximum five stars for Adult Occupant Protection, this rating is enhanced by four stars for Child Occupant Protection and three stars for Pedestrian Protection.
 
European first for Ford as foundation praises it's allergy-friendly vehicles
3 March 2008
Ford has become the first vehicle manufacturer to receive the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation's (ECARF) Seal of Quality. The award is given to products that are suitable for allergy sufferers. The research organisation awarded its sought-after Seal of Quality to six Ford models for their allergy-friendly interiors - the Ka, Focus, C-MAX, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy.
 
Double glory for new Ford Mondeo
18 January 2008
Ford's new Mondeo has picked up two of the industry's most prestigious accolades as the fleet and family favourite continues to receive recognition from all corners of the motoring press. At last night’s What Car? awards, held in The Grosvenor, Park Lane, the Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec scooped a win in both the Family Car and Estate Car categories.
 
Ford Verve Concept wows What Car? Readers
17 January 2008
In announcing the What Car? Reader Award, Steve Fowler, Group Editor of What Car? said: "The striking looks of Ford’s Verve Concept have clearly struck a chord with whatcar.com and evecars.com users. It received twice as many votes as the runner up, the new VW Scirocco, which bodes extremely well for the Fiesta replacement which will follow the Verve’s style lead when it’s launched later this year."
2007 awards and accolades for Ford
Ford's commercial vehicles rack up the awards in 2007
13 December, 2007
Ford's latest commercial vehicle line-up is celebrating more than just Christmas. In 2007 Ford, Transit, Transit Connect and Ranger together picked up 17 awards from specialist media and key motor industry organisations.
 
Ford's double award glory
21 November 2007
Ford’s trophy collection continues to increase with the announcement of a double success in the 2008 4x4 & MPV Driver magazine awards. Both the Ford S-MAX and Ford Ranger Wildtrak were named as champions in the MPV of the Year and Double Cab of the Year categories respectively.
 
Ford wins WRC manufacturers titles back to back
19 November 2007
Ford yesterday won its second consecutive world title by securing the manufacturers' crown in the FIA World Rally Championship with the Focus RS World Rally Car 07.
 
Ford of Europe is voted Car Company of the year
14 November 2007
Ford of Europe has won Autocar magazine’s annual Car Company of the Year Award for 2007.
 
Ford Mondeo is top Scottish choice
26 October 2007
Ford’s new Mondeo has been crowned Scottish Car of the Year 2007.
 
New Mondeo is the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2008
27 September 2007
Ford's new Mondeo has been awarded the prestigious Caravan Club Towcar of the Year title, the UK's longest running towing competition.
 
New Mondeo gets top safety rating
26 September 2007
The new Ford Mondeo has won a 5-star rating for adult occupant protection in the latest round of Euro NCAP safety testing announced today.
 
Ford Mondeo: Auto Express car of the year
25 July 2007
Ford's new Mondeo is the Auto Express overall champion of 2007; the car rated as the number one by the highest selling motoring weekly in the UK.
 
Ford S-MAX and Galaxy take top UK security awards
20 June 2007
Ford S-MAX European Car of the Year 2007 has been named winner in the large MPV category at the British Insurance Car Security Awards.
 
Ford Dagenham's award-winning 'green' vision
5 June 2007
Ford Dagenham's newest engine production line has won a green award within two months of starting up. Judges from Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) have highlighted Ford's advanced environmental plan which underpins our new engine manufacturing facilities in east London.
 
New Mondeo wins allergy test approval
18 May 2007
The new Ford Mondeo was awarded the German TÜV Rhineland group's "Allergy Tested Interior" seal of approval just prior to Britain's National Allergy Week, May 21-25.
 
Ford wins major fleet industry awards
17 May 2007
Ford has been confirmed as the industry favourite by winning Fleet Manufacturer of the Year at the 2007 Fleet World awards. Honours also went to the Ford S-MAX, the Ford Galaxy and the new Ford Transit. In addition, Ford won Van Manufacturer of the Year and Security awards.
 
Ford models lead in key UK car segment
4 May 2007
Market leader Ford leads in all key car segments with sales up on last year, according to industry figures out today.
 
Ford is Fleet Manufacturer of the Year
21 March 2007
Ford has won the highly regarded Fleet Manufacturer of The Year accolade at the 19th annual Fleet News awards. Ford has been voted Fleet Manufacturer of the Year at this year's Fleet News Awards. This coveted award has particular significance because it is decided by fleet managers.
 
Ford number-one car brand in the UK from 1977 to 2006
12 January 2007
Ford has been the number-one car brand in the UK every year from 1977 to 2006. Ford was also the overall fleet market leader in 2006, with Focus the best-selling fleet car and Mondeo the best-selling diesel.
 
Ford in its 30th year as top-selling UK car brand
5 January, 2007
Ford's sales performance in its 30th successive year as top-selling UK car brand secured leadership on all
2006 awards and accolades for Ford
Top Gear votes for Ford S-MAX
13 December 2006
The Ford S-MAX has been voted Best Big Car by the leading motoring magazine, Top Gear. This is the S-MAX's latest major award, coming soon after it was voted Car of the Year 2007 and best MPV at Scottish Car of the Year.
 
Ford wins FIA 2006 World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title
19 November 2006
The Ford Focus RS World Rally Car 06, which made its Championship debut just over a year ago in Australia, has continued its successful first year in competition by securing the FIA WRC Manufacturers' Championship 2006 for Ford.
 
S-MAX voted Car of the Year 2007
13 November 2006
The all-new Ford S-MAX has been awarded the prestigious title of "Car of the Year 2007."
 
S-MAX wins best multi-purpose-vehicle at the 2006 Scottish Car
30 October 2006
Ford S-MAX has scooped "Best MPV", its first major award, at the annual Scottish Car of the Year Awards 2006.
 
Ford scores four at What Car? used cars awards
4 October 2006
Ford has made a clean sweep of this year’s What Car? Used Car of the Year awards – including the much-coveted top accolade of Best Used Car of the Year.
 
All new Galaxy awarded 5 star Euro NCAP safety rating
27 September 2006
The new Ford Galaxy has achieved a class-leading five-star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol. Together with Focus and the recently tested S-MAX, Ford now offers three vehicles with the maximum five-star rating in Euro NCAP.
 
Environment agency signs up as bio-fuel Ford customer
26 September 2006
The Environment Agency has become the sixth organisation to include a Ford Focus Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) on its fleet. The leading public body for improving the environment took delivery of the Ford bio-ethanol car at the agency's Bridgwater offices, Somerset.
 
International van of the year 2007
20 September 2006
The new Ford Transit has been awarded the prestigious title of 'International Van of the Year 2007.'
 
S-MAX awarded top Euro NCAP safety rating
25 August 2006
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol.
 
Ford Focus ST and All new Galaxy take class honours at the 2006 Auto Express awards
22 June 2006
Ford has scooped two major awards at the annual Auto Express New Car Honours 2006.