Ford And Vauxhall Announce Price Hikes

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Thu, 05 Feb 2009

UK carmakers Ford and Vauxhall are set to increase most of their car prices by around 5 per cent.

Ford confirmed that its entire range will be affected, with prices going up by an average of 4.7 per cent. These include £1,000-plus price rises on Ford’s Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models.

Rival manufacturer Vauxhall said it is increasing prices on all cars, with the exception of the Vectra and VXR8, by an average of just under 5 per cent.

Both companies said the decision to raise prices was driven by the poor value of the pound against the euro.

As a result, they have also warned that future currency fluctuations could lead to further price rises for Britain’s car buyers .

Ford’s revised price list for its entry-level models is as follows:

• Ka from £7945 - up £138

• Fiesta from £9195 - up £724

• Fusion from £11,995 - up £487

• Focus from £13,435 up - £867

• Focus Coupe-Cabriolet from £18,795 - up £1223

• C-MAX from £14,595 - up £859

• Kuga from £18,995 - up £552

• Mondeo from £16,595 - up £1059

• S-MAX from £19,195 - up £1057

• Galaxy from £21,295 - up £1200