Small cars

New Team To Bolster Vehicle Connectivity

Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 13, 2008 -- Ford Motor Company expects the quality, fuel efficiency, smart technologies and shared global nature of its upcoming new Focus small car in North America and other derivatives built off a new global C-car platform to deliver a double-digit percentage profit improvement compared with today's North American Focus.

Highlights:
* Ford's upcoming new Focus in North America and other small car derivatives built off a new global C-car platform will deliver a double-digit percentage profit improvement compared with the company's current North American Focus

Production of all-new Ford Fiesta small car begins in Cologne, Germany

COLOGNE, Aug. 14, 2008 – Ford Motor Company today began production of the all-new Ford Fiesta, the first in a portfolio of global small cars, at the Cologne Stamping and Assembly plant in Germany.

Highlights:
* Developed from Ford’s global B-car platform, European-designed Fiesta signals heralds
new global small-car era for Ford
* Production of Fiesta for North America will begin in early 2010 at Ford’s Cuautitlan Assembly Plant in Mexico
* More than 5.3 million Fiestas have been produced in Cologne since 1979

New compact vehicles expected to achieve 800 things gone wrong per 1,000 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership

Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 11, 2008 -- After climbing to the upper ranks in vehicle quality in the past two years, Ford Motor Company said today it has set an aggressive new target -- best-in-class initial quality for compact cars the company will launch in North America in 2010.

Highlights:
* Ford targets best-in-class initial quality for 2010 Ford Focus and other compact-sized vehicles built off new global C-car platform for the North American market.
* Standardized quality operating system ensures customer-driven quality elements are designed into and built into all vehicles.

Sub-Compact Sedan and Five-Door Make Annual List

IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2008 – The 2008 Kia Rio and 2008 Kia Rio5 have been named to GAYOT.com's "Top 10 Best Small Cars." GAYOT.com was impressed with the vehicles' fuel efficiency, standard safety features, extensive warranty and low starting price.

Highlights:
- Fuel-efficient, budget-minded vehicles top list
- Comprehensive warranty program, standard safety outshine competition

February 29, 2008 -- Tata Motors will reduce the prices of its small cars and commercial vehicles (including buses, bus chassis and bus body), in view of the reduction of excise duties announced in the Union Budget.

The new applicable prices will be announced in the next few days, after the company has studied the details of the policy changes.

Source: Tata Motors Limited