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Ford are one the biggest manufacturers in Europe, thanks in part to their ownership of Land Rover, Jaguar and Volvo. Like VW their line-up includes a full range of cars and provides a similar snapshot of the car market. Ford market some of their cars under a green badge that is called 'Econetic' which is applied to cars with a combination of diesel engines and technical enhancements like low friction oil and low resistance tyres.

With Volvo Ford are making a big bet on bio-fuels. Unfortunately the amount of sustainably produced biofuels that will make a real contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is limited and car companies should not bet on biofuels but on improving their fuel efficiency irrespective of the fuel used.

2006 European Performance
Sales weighted CO2 average : 162g
Share in carbon emissions : 11.11% *
Share in vehicle sales : 10.95% - 1 571 000


* based on all new cars being driven the same distance