{"id":1882,"date":"2013-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.c2b-blog.builtbybrave.com\/new-model-releases\/fleet-news-awards-triumph-for-ford_801563644\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:06:39","slug":"fleet-news-awards-triumph-for-ford_801563644","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cars2buy.co.uk\/news\/new-model-releases\/fleet-news-awards-triumph-for-ford_801563644\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleet News Awards triumph for Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ford has collected a trio of prizes at this year&#39;s Fleet News Awards.<\/p>\n<p>While the Ford Fiesta scooped the gong for Best Small Car, the brand also picked up trophies for Green Fleet Manufacturer and Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>The judging panel praised the Fiesta&#39;s low running costs and strong residual values, explaining the car &#8211; which has six engines emitting under 100g\/kg CO2 &#8211; also receives excellent backing from both the motor company and its dealer network.<\/p>\n<p>Those on the lookout for the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cars2buy.co.uk\/new-cars\/ford\/\">Ford deals<\/a> may therefore be drawn to the new Fiesta, as it is a well-established car that continues to gain plaudits when it reinvents itself.<\/p>\n<p>Ford&#39;s efficient EcoBoost petrol engines were picked out by the panel when explaining why the brand was named top of the class in the green fleet category.<\/p>\n<p>The judges explained that Ford takes a holistic approach to the issue of sustainability and manages to develop ultra-efficient manufacturing processes while at the same time offering support for green projects.<\/p>\n<p>It was observed that Ford has been able to enjoy successes with even the smallest improvement methods due to the company&#39;s global reach.<\/p>\n<p>The award for most improved fleet was decided upon by using feedback from fleets and the leasing industry. It was noted that Ford is the number one in the true fleet category, with it making use of innovative projects such as the accident management programme.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Hollins, fleet director at Ford of Britain, said: &quot;We are exceptionally proud to have received three widely-respected awards, which come as recognition for our hard work in developing the new Ford Fiesta, a wide EcoBoost petrol engine range and our continued commitment to reducing CO2 emissions.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &quot;The top-selling Fiesta and Focus have particularly benefitted from our new range of EcoBoost engines.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Figures recently released by automotive data intelligence provider Polk showed that the Ford Focus ST was the top-selling hot-hatch in Europe during the fourth quarter of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Click here for the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cars2buy.co.uk\/new-cars\/ford\/\">Ford deals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posted by Peter Murray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford has collected a trio of prizes at this year&#39;s Fleet News Awards. 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