If you do not want Ford\'s new B-Car to be called the Ford Fiesta in the US please sign your name to this petition.
Derrik Kuzak, Ford Group Vice President of Global PD, has said "The Ford Verve will be called the Fiesta in the US. The Fiesta does very well in the rest of the world and the new version will be car of the year. I want that positive association from the rest of the world to come here because we can\'t afford to spend our advertising resources educating people in a new name."
I believe we are going to have to spend the same advertising resources marketing the new B car\'s existance in the US regardless of what it\'s called because the Fiesta name died over 20 years ago and simply has no positive equity for those that do remember it. There are many examples of global vehicles which are renamed in local markets (Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Scion...). So if you do not want Ford\'s new B-Car to be called the Ford Fiesta in the US please sign your name to this petition.
On Thursday February 28, a respectful e-mail was sent to Ford CEO Allan Mulally with a link to this petition and a summary of insightful reasons against the naming strategy. The e-mail was acknowledged and passed on to Jim Farley, Group Vice-President of Marketing and Communication. Thank you everyone for speaking up. Thank you Mr. Mulally and Mr. Farley for listening.
The feedback from Ford shows they are at least looking at what we have put together here. My energy is drained but seeing this level of agreement tells me we were right to speak up when everyone else stayed quiet.
6 Comments
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Linda Hughes
18 years ago
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I really want this new car but the name is honestly embarrassing. Change it to something current.
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Tom McKenzie
18 years ago
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Bad move ford. Just call it verve.
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Jason Bennett
18 years ago
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Seriously? The fiesta name has been dead for decades. Why bring that back to the states?
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Dave Herrera
18 years ago
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TOTAL MISTAKE. Ford needs to listen to the customers or they are gonna flop big time with this marketing.
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Mike Yang
18 years ago
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The name is outdated and totally lame. Nobody here wants a car that reminds them of the 80s econoboxes.
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Sarah Gallagher
18 years ago
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Please just give it a new name. Fiesta sounds so cheap and carries bad memories for a lot of people.
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If you do not want Ford\'s new B-Car to be called the Ford Fiesta in the US please sign your name to this petition.
Derrik Kuzak, Ford Group Vice President of Global PD, has said "The Ford Verve will be called the Fiesta in the US. The Fiesta does very well in the rest of the world and the new version will be car of the year. I want that positive association from the rest of the world to come here because we can\'t afford to spend our advertising resources educating people in a new name."
I believe we are going to have to spend the same advertising resources marketing the new B car\'s existance in the US regardless of what it\'s called because the Fiesta name died over 20 years ago and simply has no positive equity for those that do remember it. There are many examples of global vehicles which are renamed in local markets (Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Scion...). So if you do not want Ford\'s new B-Car to be called the Ford Fiesta in the US please sign your name to this petition.
On Thursday February 28, a respectful e-mail was sent to Ford CEO Allan Mulally with a link to this petition and a summary of insightful reasons against the naming strategy. The e-mail was acknowledged and passed on to Jim Farley, Group Vice-President of Marketing and Communication. Thank you everyone for speaking up. Thank you Mr. Mulally and Mr. Farley for listening.
The feedback from Ford shows they are at least looking at what we have put together here. My energy is drained but seeing this level of agreement tells me we were right to speak up when everyone else stayed quiet.
6 Comments
L
Linda Hughes
18 years ago
Featured
I really want this new car but the name is honestly embarrassing. Change it to something current.
T
Tom McKenzie
18 years ago
Featured
Bad move ford. Just call it verve.
J
Jason Bennett
18 years ago
Featured
Seriously? The fiesta name has been dead for decades. Why bring that back to the states?
D
Dave Herrera
18 years ago
Featured
TOTAL MISTAKE. Ford needs to listen to the customers or they are gonna flop big time with this marketing.
M
Mike Yang
18 years ago
Featured
The name is outdated and totally lame. Nobody here wants a car that reminds them of the 80s econoboxes.
S
Sarah Gallagher
18 years ago
Featured
Please just give it a new name. Fiesta sounds so cheap and carries bad memories for a lot of people.
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I really want this new car but the name is honestly embarrassing. Change it to something current.