The Festiva was Ford's smallest front drive hatchback, drawn up by Mazda for Ford and made first in Japan and then largely in South Korea by Kia, which sold the same car as the Pride. It sold under the Festiva name in the United States, Japan and Australasia, became the Aspire in North America with the second generation of 1993, and ended as a Japan only badge change of the Mazda Demio. Roughly 350,000 reached American buyers. This site gives every generation and every model year its own page, in 3 generations: the WA (1986 to 1992); the WB, WD, WF (1993 to 2000); the third generation (1996 to 2002).
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Source Wikipedia: Ford Lio HoLead paragraph, ownershiptier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, ownership
It is 70 percent owned by Ford Motor Company.
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Source Wikipedia: Ford FestivaFirst generation, Taiwantier 2Quote, First generation, Taiwan
In Taiwan, it was assembled using complete knock-down kits from 1989 via the local joint venture Ford Lio Ho.
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Source Wikipedia: Ford FestivaLead paragraph, Kia productiontier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, Kia production
originally manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda
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Source Wikipedia: Ford FestivaThird generation (1996)tier 2Quote, Third generation (1996)
Production continued until Mazda ceased manufacture of the equivalent Demio in 2002.
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The Ford Festiva is a four passenger front-drive subcompact car originally manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford from 1986 until 2002 over three generations in Japan as the Festiva.
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The Ford Festiva is a four passenger front-drive subcompact car originally manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford from 1986 until 2002 over three generations in Japan as the Festiva.
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marketed by Ford from 1986 until 2002
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