Ford Ka considered for U.S.

"it would become the smallest car sold in North America" Isn't the Smart ForTwo the smallest car sold in America? or is that considered a toy and not a car?

yeah i was thinking the same thing, i'm pretty sure the smart fortwo is smaller

I thought all Americans liked huge sedans with massive V8s, not small city cars. But then again, it would be useful in New York City

To starscream 123... your comment seems like such a general and blanketed statement when you suggest that "all" Americans like huge sedans with massive V8s. Although there are quite a few of us Americans that desire the vehicle you describe, "all" of us do not. So this seems like an ignorant and stereotyped generalization. Plenty of other vehicle types sell very well here and lots of individuals here are more conscious than that, namely me and the huge majority of people that I associate with.

here in Quebec it would be a sucess i am sure

There are many markets in North America where this would thrive. Small 1.X litre engines are exactly what is needed here. This is the solution to be "green". In European and forward thinking influenced places -like New York, Montreal, Vancouver- this would be accepted so well. Put a proper price tag on it and don't degrade how it looks (as most cars do when they come to America) and you've got a niche.

Finally!! I've been rooting for this move for so long. Glad to see they are even considering bringing this little guy out here, but they absolutely can not change the looks of it... The US market Focus looks horrible. It's only an issue of coming up with an effective marketing campaign in order compete with the Toyota Yaris's and Honda Fits in the market. Hell if they can do it right, it will much bigger than a 'niche'.

WCF just missed a point: the car built and sold in South America as the Ka is not that cute little thing sold in Europe and shown in these pictures. The new South American Ka, built and developed in Brazil, focused on the brazilian market, is actually a completely different car, based on the last generation's Ka, though much enlarged and improved. It's a much bigger car, almost the size of a Fiesta, since it's aimed on families with a tight budget, and it carries 1.0 (75hp) and 1.6 (105hp) flexfuel (gas-ethanol) engines, which is standard in almost all brazilian cars these days. It's not as sexy looking as the european one, and it's also not that cheaper, since taxes make brazilian manufactured cars really expensive. This Ka is sold here, with taxes, for around US$10,000. Just comparing, a Honda Fit is sold here for around US$25,000; a Nissan Sentra for roughly US$35,000; and a Toyota Camry for over US$60,000. It makes the Ka really unexpensive here, but probably not enough for the little car to make a point in its attempt to enter the american market. And being very unlikely that Ford builds it in the US in these hard times... well, then, I think americans will have to make do with the tiny smart.

And it's 3rd generation, not second

Oh, my bad.