OREANDA-NEWS. Ford Sollers will deliver 1,500 Ford Focus cars produced in Russia to #BERITAXI, one of Uber's partners in Russia.

As the press service of Ford Sollers informs, the parc of #BERITAXI will be replenished by cars Ford Focus in the body of the station wagon in a special complete set. All cars are equipped with a 1.6-liter (105 hp) Ti-VCT gasoline engine and a manual transmission, providing a mixed fuel consumption of 6 l / 100 km. From May to June, it was already delivered 700 cars for the service #BERITAXI.

The equipment of all cars included electronic driver assistance systems, such as anti-lock brakes ABS, electronic stability control (ESP) with traction control and emergency braking support (EBD), as well as a system for helping to move uphill (HLA). Ford MyKey technology allows car owners to set parameters for safe driving: limiting the maximum speed, sound of the audio system, blocking the disabling of active safety systems. In addition, each Ford Focus is equipped with air conditioning and a high-quality audio system. When ordering a taxi, the customer will also be able to choose options such as a child seat, a universal charger and free Wi-Fi Internet.

Service #BERITAXI is a dynamically developing player in the market of service products for taxis and taxi drivers, who carry out individual passenger transportation in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Until the end of 2017, the service expects to bring the fleet of cars in control to 3,000 units.

As previously reported "AUTOSTAT", by the results of the first half of 2017, Ford Focus became the best-selling model of the brand in the Russian market. In January-June, the Ford Focus sales increased by 21% to 6465 cars.