Ford has extended its exclusive supply deal with AA Driving School to 2012 in a deal worth 2700 cars per year.

The Ford Fiesta will be available to instructors for the first time alongside the existing Focus, as the two companies extend a relationship that has already stood for 12 years.

Deliveries begin later this month, with cars on an eight-month replacement cycle and buyback agreement with Ford.

By the end of 2010, Ford predicts a 50:50 split between the 1.4-litre Fiesta models and the 1.6 Focus, both offered in petrol or diesel form.