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BREAKING! Ford Reports $8.7 Billion Net Loss For Second Quarter 2008, Bringing Six European Small Vehicles Stateside

Ford's just released two press releases detailing an OMFG $8.7 billion net loss for the second quarter of 2008 (which includes a pre-tax special charge of $8 billion, $5.3 billion of which is for Ford North America). But more importantly to the enthusiast is news they'll be bringing to North America six European small vehicles built off the global B-car and C-car platforms and converting three large truck and SUV plants to building small cars. It's part of something the company's calling "One Ford" which we think has something to do with making every product in every marketplace the same and it looks like the European products are winning out. Dear god, there is yet hope for this company. Full press releases after the jump. Give us a few minutes while we digest this. Also, our Cheerios.

UPDATE: We've dropped the list of vehicles Ford's claiming will be part of the new lineup right after the jump for your convenience — it includes a Mercury small car for 2010, a European small vehicle that will be a "whitespace" entry in North America in 2010 and oh god yes, the European Ford Focus!

UPDATE #2: And the Mondeo! Dear god, it's like manna from heaven! Hmm, doesn't look like that's going to happen.

UPDATE #3: We've put together a full Jalopnik cheat sheet on these two huge announcements from Ford. More »

7:03 AM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Ray Wert
6,848 views, 95 comments

Latest by n/a: The euro focus, The cargasmic want of many enthusiasts. I can't fricking wait. :D more »

2009 ford ka

2009 Ford Ka, Revealed!

After what feels like the world's longest production run — in reality a mere 12 years (seriously!) — the Ford Ka is finally getting an all-new model, and here's the car doing the replacing. As we reported way back in 2005, the 2009 Ford Ka will be based on the Fiat 500 in a bit of magical platform prostitution, and though that's a good start, the 500 definitely has some room for improvement. We hope Ford has worked its small car suspension magic on the little bugger cause the 63 HP 1.2-liter, 100 HP 1.4-liter gas and 75 HP 1.3-liter Multijet diesel engines won't set the world on fire in the same way a tossable chassis can.

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8:20 AM on Fri May 30 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,476 views, 38 comments

Latest by n/a: @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: It's also probably one of the ugliest things I've seen this week. On another note: Mazda2 Much? more »

2009 ford ka

2009 Ford Ka Revealed?

With foreign car magazines like AutoBild you can never be sure if what you're getting is on the up and up, but these photos of the 2009 Ford Ka look legit when compared to other pics we've seen. Based on the Fiat 500, the littlest Ford should continue to maintain its popularity with this latest design. We look forward to the ST sport version and possible mild hybrid system that is in the works. The full scan below.

[AutoBild via CarScoop]

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1:20 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,103 views, 20 comments

Latest by ir_427: Oh God. It's awful. (Note profile image...) more »

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Ford Succeeds In Giving Us Nightmares With New Ka Spot

We understand the Ford Ka is a roomy vehicle. Hell, it's even big enough for James Bond and many Bond girls, but the means this Spanish commercial goes to in order to express that notion is going to cause us to have some serious trouble sleeping tonight. The first one to identify what the hell those creatures are gets a cookie. [Neatorama]

4:40 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Travis Hudson
3,711 views, 39 comments

movies

New Ford Ka To Be Shaken, Not Stirred In New Bond Film "Quantum Of Solace?"

We've got a chance to check out some exclusive video from the set of the new Bond flick, "Quantum of Solace." Yes, it's a silly name for a movie. But you know, the "Ka" is a silly name for a car — except for, you know, in Boston. So it seems like the two would work well together, which, if the video's right, will be just the case. The clip appears to show the new, and as yet un-revealed, Ford Ka hitting the silver screen in the new 007 movie, complete with some strange graphics running down the side. Well, we'd have preferred a new Mondeo like the last movie, but beggars Ka-n't be choosers. Ha. We slay ourselves. But what do you think? Is that the new Ka-Ka? Video after the jump. More »

9:30 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Wes Siler
3,170 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: @skierpage: Citroen 2cv vs Peugeot 504s. That would be the slowest car chase of all time if it they had of turned uphill at any point... I can only imagine how much they would have had to speed up the film more »

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2010 Ford Ka Spied In Europe

Autocar has images of a disguised production version of the 2010 Ford Ka. Ford Europe has partnered up with Fiat for their new baby, it's based on the same chassis as the 500 and Panda. Evident in the shots is a heavy sharing of interior parts with the 500, although Ford claims no visible parts will come from Fiat. More »

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11:00 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Wes Siler
2,324 views, 14 comments

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Possible Ford Ka Spotted Testing In Dearborn

You don't have to travel all the way to Southern Europe to see a New Ford Ka, as they're apparently running around Dearborn, Michigan (the Riviera of the Midwest, surely). It was lucky for us then that Jalopnik commenter TheMadAdder was around to snap some photos of a diminutive Ford hatchback as it weaved its way through traffic during the evening rush on the M-39. Another photo of the tiny hatch making its way across town below the jump. More »

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3:45 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,063 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: BTW, all the mexican KA and Ecosports are made in Brazil, in exchange, the Mexican Ford send Fusions back to Brazil. more »

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Next Generation Ford Ka Spotted, Looks Surprised

We're a bit curious how the new Fiat 500-based Ford Ka is going to turn out, especially given how much we like the bizarre dimensions of the Mk. 1 Ka every time we see a Central American one driving down I-10. Will it stay true to its original form or is it destined for a boring, but more acceptable design? A new set of spy shots seems to indicate that the answer to that question is what we want to hear. More »

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2:45 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,592 views, 10 comments

Latest by Number_Six: @VEEeightPowah; @cgarison: Please don't say "EcoBoost". It drives me into paroxysms of rage. more »

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Another 500: New Ford Ka Spied

With the Fiat 500 getting all the media attention, accolades and kisses from Italian supermodels, we almost feel bad for the new Ford Ka. After all, the mini sister ship to the 500 will be a far less-fashionable progeny of the Ford-Fiat small-car alliance. The UK's Car says the Ka will arrive at the Paris Auto Show in 2008, so there's still time for a big ad campaign, parties sponsored by global vodka brands and a mess of branded accessories. But it'll never have the 500s history, and thus likely become just another minicar parked on a European street designed for quarter horses. C'est la vie. [Car]

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7:40 AM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,631 views, 18 comments

Latest by Jimal: I wonder what the difference is between NHTSA crash standards and the NCAP standards used in Europe? Is one really that much more safer? I know emissions standards are often cited by the Big 2.8 for not bringing over most more »

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Ford and Fiat Team up on new Fiat 500, Ka

It's official: Fiat is building a new Cinquecento (500) minicar with an unlikely partner. As you may remember, Fiat showed an updated 500 in the guise of the Trepi no concept in Geneva this year. Now, the company has announced it will develop a production version of the Italian icon — the cultural equivalent of the New Beetle — with Ford, which will rebadge the product as its new European Ka. The companies will use Fiat's Panda small-car architecture to underpin the new models, which will be launched in 2007 (Fiat) and 2008 (Ford). Italian-languant fluents can read more at Autoblog.it. [Update: CNN/Money picked up the story. Thanks, Chris.] More »

1:13 PM on Thu Sep 8 2005
By Mike Spinelli
6,931 views