Ford announce the end of the Fiesta

Back in October, Ford announced that it would stop production of the Fiesta in June next year. The Fiesta symbolises this country’s love of the supermini after spending 12 consecutive years at the top of the sales charts.

Then in November, we heard from the head of the Volkswagen brand, Thomas Schäfer, that he might have to stop production of the Polo – one of the Fiesta’s biggest rivals.

VW stablemate Audi already stated in 2021 that it won’t replace the A1.

If all this does come to pass, then three of the top 10 superminis sold in the UK up to the end of October will have disappeared. This means that all three models are becoming very popular in the used car market!

Superminis are the essence of freedom. They’re cheap, practical, often stylish and generally well equipped. These days they’re equally good at school runs, shopping trips and motorway slogs. 

The Vauxhall Corsa was the second best-seller in the nine months to the end of October. The UK-built Mini hatchback was fifth. Overall, 17% of cars we bought this year were superminis.