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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:
 
Ford Mondeo named greenest family car by What Car?
8 September 2011
The most fuel efficient Ford Mondeo was declared the UK's greenest family car at this year's What Car? Green Awards.
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All-New Ford Focus seals "Techie" award from BusinessCar
30 August 2011
he technology packed into the all-new Ford Focus put the UK favourite into pole position for a "Techie" award from leading industry magazine and website BusinessCar.
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Double top for Ford in the 2011 Fleet World honours
11 May 2011
Ford has scooped a double win at the 2011 Fleet World Honours for all-new Focus and Transit.
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Ford double at 2011 Diesel Car Awards
11 May 2011
The all-new Ford Focus and refined Mondeo have earned Ford a pair of top awards from Diesel Car magazine.
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Ford S-MAX seals its fifth BusinessCar award
26 January 2011
 
The Ford S-MAX is celebrating its fifth BusinessCar Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) of the Year award. Ford's stylish and flexible seven seater, refreshed inside and out last year, again impressed BusinessCar jurors, readers of the magazine and viewers of its website.
 
New Ford Mondeo is What Car? best family and estate car 2011
14 January 2011
The latest Ford Mondeo has been declared the UK's best family and estate car by What Car? within months of going on sale.
2010 awards and accolades for Ford
Four What Van? 2011 awards for Ford commercial vehicles
9 December 2010
Judges at Britain's leading van magazine, What Van? have recognised Ford's range of commercial vehicles as winners and leaders in their 2011 awards. Top prize for small vans and minibuses went to the Ford Fiesta Van and Ford Transit respectively. Also crowned was the Transit All-Wheel-Drive and Ford's One-Stop-Shop conversion programme came highly commended for the second year running.
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Top Euro NCAP rating for new Ford C-MAX models
November 24, 2010
The all-new Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX models have been awarded the maximum 5 star safety ratings by the independent Euro NCAP organisation.
 
Transit Connect is eighth wonder of Acfo Awards
17 November, 2010
The Ford Transit Connect has extended its reign as Small Van of the Year in the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) awards, winning the title for a record-breaking eighth year in succession.
 
Ford is the choice of the emergency services
02 November 2010
The entire Ford range - from the Ford Fiesta to the Ford Transit - has been awarded preferred status in the newly announced framework for vehicle procurement from the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the National Association of Police Fleet Managers (NAPFM).
 
Ford's double award triumph
10 August, 2010
Britain's favourite car, the Ford Fiesta, has been declared best supermini by Business Car Manager, while the new Ford S-MAX has claimed the best people carrier award.
 
Ford S-MAX hat-trick at Auto Express new car awards
4 August 2010
The Ford S-MAX was declared Britain's best MPV for the third successive year at last night's Auto Express New Car Awards.
 
Ford Focus named best green used car by What Car?
15 July 2010
The Ford Focus has been declared the top green used car in this year's What Car? Green Awards.
 
Ford S-MAX and Galaxy star at BusinessCar awards
10 June, 2010
The luxurious Ford Galaxy claims the BusinessCar overall MPV award for the fourth year running, while Ford's sporty S-MAX has been awarded the Mini-MPV award.
 
Ian Forrest is 2010 Jim Clark award winner
1 June 2010
The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has awarded Ian Forrest, chief instructor at Knockhill and former racing driver, the prestigious Jim Clark Memorial Award for 2010.
 
Four prizes for Ford in Fleet World Honours
18 May 2010
Ford has won four top awards in the 2010 Fleet World Honours, including the Best Fleet Car prize for the Ford Focus and Best MPV title for the Ford S-MAX. The Ford Transit Connect was named Fleet World’s Best Small Van, and Ford also collected the Innovation Award for its ECOnetic CV range
 
Fords win double CAP awards
14 May 2010
The Ford Focus has claimed overall 'Used Car of the Decade' and Ford Ka has been voted 'Small Car of the Decade' by CAP – the UK’s independent used car pricing experts.
 
Ford Transit base for best auto-trail motorhome
Award judges at Practical Motorhome magazine have praised the new Tribute T620 motorhome, built by Auto-Trail, which is based on the latest Ford Transit motorhome chassis. The vehicle has been judged both the best budget-buy motorhome and the overall motorhome of the year for 2010
 
Ford wins Thatcham Green Van Award for security
16 June, 2010
Ford's Fiesta Sport Van is the first winner of Thatcham's new "Green Van" award. With consumers expecting both high security standards and low carbon emissions from their new van, commercial vehicle market leader Ford is a recognised winner in this area.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
 
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