Ford Fiesta is 35 and going strong

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The compact Fiesta from Ford is celebrating two milestones in the summer of 2011 -- one reaching its 35th birthday and secondly, a total of 15mn cars produced worldwide. But despite turning 35, Fiesta is showing no signs of a mid-life crisis. In fact, it looks sharper than ever inside and out thanks to a refreshing facelift. The Ford Fiesta reached the production landmark last month, a figure boosted by the popularity of the latest generation model. Ford has built a million of the current model since it debuted 28 months ago. And to keep the car’s customer appeal as fresh as ever, Ford is introducing a number of exterior and interior styling changes.
The very first Fiesta was produced in Valencia, Spain, in 1976 as Ford’s practical and economical response to a fuel crisis that was gripping the world, and it immediately tapped into a small car demand in Europe and around the world. Valencia continues to build the current Fiesta production with Ford’s manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany, now producing the majority of new Fiestas. The Fiesta also is built in Nanjing, China, Rayong, Thailand, and Cuautitlàn, Mexico.