Ford · 1983–present
Ford Orion
The Ford Orion is a small family car (C-segment in Europe) that was produced by Ford Europe from 1983 until 1993. A total of 3,534,239 units were sold during the car's ten-year production life. The Ford Orion was based on the Ford Escort, but instead of the Escort's hatchback, the Orion had a separate boot, making it a four-door saloon. Visually, the Ford Orion's notchback rear end and greater rear overhang made it readily distinguishable from the Escort. The nameplate Orion is derived from the constellation, named after a Greek hunter.
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UK vehicles on the road
212 licensed and 1,446 SORN (1,658 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,933 |
| 2015 | 1,855 |
| 2016 | 1,807 |
| 2017 | 1,781 |
| 2018 | 1,754 |
| 2019 | 1,740 |
| 2020 | 1,718 |
| 2021 | 1,706 |
| 2022 | 1,694 |
| 2023 | 1,676 |
| 2024 | 1,651 |
| 2025 | 1,658 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q838533CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_OrionCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1362919480 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.