Ford ready to Verve around the small car competition?

The future of subcompacts for Ford?

Wow! Will somebody sponsor me to go to the Frankfurt Auto Show? I mean, WOW! Cool hybrid vehicles, hot small cars - Frankfurt is shaping up to be an impressive auto show for those concerned with the dangers of fossil fuels.

Well, Ford is also going to get in on the action of Frankfurt.

Check out the Ford Verve, which Ford claims "gives the first hints of Ford's future small-car design vision."

"Ford Verve Concept is presented here in Frankfurt as a bespoke concept car to generate reactions while our production plans are taking shape," said John Fleming, President and CEO of Ford of Europe. "Our Design team took an unrestrained approach to how our future small cars could look, and this eye-catching concept was one of the results. If we get the reaction we expect, I'm certain that the team will incorporate elements of this advanced design vision into our final production design. This will make the next generation of small cars from Ford very compelling indeed."

Hopefully, Ford won't leave the Verve and similarly designed vehicles on just one side of the pond!