Ford_News
07-13-2010, 03:37 PM
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2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery
Those waiting patiently for one of the most anticipated new vehicles of the year are going to have wait just a little bit longer. According to Automotive News, Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) has been forced to delay the initial shipments of the 2011 Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) by 10 to 14 days due to Hurricane Alex, which hit Northern Mexico in late June, and Tropical Storm Bonnie, which made landfall shortly thereafter.
It seems there are a number of damaged railroads around Ford's factory near Mexico City, and the automaker has been forced to reroute some of its shipments. Ford is reporting that it has collected about 2,000 down payments from customers waiting for the 2011 Fiesta, and some of those vehicles will be arriving later than initially planned.
While nobody wants to wait any longer than necessary for their brand new cars, an extra 10 days or so shouldn't cause too big a problem, right? Especially when it's due to... an Act of God.
Gallery: 2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/)
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[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100713/OEM01/100719961/1422) - Sub. Req.]Ford Fiesta shipments delayed due to Hurricane, damaged railroads (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/13/ford-fiesta-shipments-delayed-due-to-hurricane-damaged-railroad/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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2011 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery
Those waiting patiently for one of the most anticipated new vehicles of the year are going to have wait just a little bit longer. According to Automotive News, Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) has been forced to delay the initial shipments of the 2011 Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta) by 10 to 14 days due to Hurricane Alex, which hit Northern Mexico in late June, and Tropical Storm Bonnie, which made landfall shortly thereafter.
It seems there are a number of damaged railroads around Ford's factory near Mexico City, and the automaker has been forced to reroute some of its shipments. Ford is reporting that it has collected about 2,000 down payments from customers waiting for the 2011 Fiesta, and some of those vehicles will be arriving later than initially planned.
While nobody wants to wait any longer than necessary for their brand new cars, an extra 10 days or so shouldn't cause too big a problem, right? Especially when it's due to... an Act of God.
Gallery: 2011 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/fiesta-1280-006a_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/#2495269)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/fiesta-1280-004_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/#2495253)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/fiesta-1280-001_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/#2495250)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/fiesta-1280-005_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/#2495254)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/fiesta-1280-003_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-fiesta-us-spec-0/#2495252)
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100713/OEM01/100719961/1422) - Sub. Req.]Ford Fiesta shipments delayed due to Hurricane, damaged railroads (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/13/ford-fiesta-shipments-delayed-due-to-hurricane-damaged-railroad/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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