2023 could be the last year of production of the Ford Fiesta, to reveal it is the well-known British newspaper Auto Express, underlining that probably an official news from the same manufacturer could arrive in a few days.
Not surprisingly, the decision to put an end to the production of one of the icons of the Blue Oval would mean giving ample space to the production of new electric models. However, the decline in sales in the B segment should not be underestimated, which, even in Europe, continues to be in great difficulty. If we refer to the recently released data, it is noted that in the first half of 2022 the contraction was 19% compared to the same period of 2020, with the Ford Fiesta losing more than 49%, recording the worst performance among its competitors. .
Let's not forget that the Dearborn carmaker has decided to put at the center of its future plans the increase in the production of battery cars as a consequence of the agreement with the Volkswagen Group; the same one who will undertake to provide the MEB platform. It is in Cologne, Germany, where Ford currently builds the Fiesta, that electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform will be built.