Ford Motor Co (
www.ford.com) is celebrating a manufacturing milestone for its EcoBoost petrol engine, with 5 million having been produced globally since the engine line was launched in 2009.
First introduced in Europe in 2010, EcoBoost-equipped vehicles accounted for one in four new Ford vehicles sold there in 2014. The most popular was the 1.0-litre EcoBoost, which, in 2014, was also the first engine to be named International Engine of the Year three times in a row.
More than 230,000 Ford vehicles sold in Europe were equipped with the 1.0-litre engine, which is now available in 10 different models — from the Fiesta to the all-new Mondeo. Available in Europe in the Fiesta Red/Black Edition models since last year, Ford’s 140 PS 1.0-litre EcoBoost is the most powerful 1.0-litre high-volume production car engine ever.