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End of the road for the bestselling Ford Fiesta

‘I don’t know what I’d go for if I didn’t have the Fiesta,” said Karen Fox, a civil servant in Edinburgh. She was due to pick up her fourth version of the model but it is likely to be her last: Ford confirmed it will end production of the UK’s all-time bestselling car next June.

The model’s end is the latest symbol of

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