ing ▁to ▁narrow ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁itself ▁and ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁Ford ▁Esc ort . ▁The ▁A stra ▁was ▁now ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Bel mont , ▁a ▁four - door ▁bo oted ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁A stra . ▁This ▁continued ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁until ▁being ▁renamed ▁A stra , ▁pres umably ▁to ▁provide ▁combined ▁sales / reg istration ▁figures . ▁The ▁de cade - old ▁Nova ▁was ▁ax ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁all - new ▁C ors a , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁European ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁model ; ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁sty ling ▁and ▁practical ▁interior ▁began ▁attract ing ▁more ▁sales ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁had ▁done . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁G M ▁ceased ▁production ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁Ve h icles ▁because ▁their ▁prof its ▁were ▁decre asing ▁over ▁time . ▁Bed ford ▁Ve h icles ▁had ▁been ▁V aux hall ' s ▁commercial ▁vehicle ▁arm , ▁making ▁successful ▁v ans , ▁tr uck s , ▁and ▁l or ries ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁" true " ▁Bed ford ▁light ▁commer ci als ▁– ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁H A ▁and ▁Bed ford ▁CF ▁panel ▁v ans ▁– ▁had ▁already ▁ceased ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁respectively , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁lic ence - built ▁versions ▁of ▁Is uz u ▁and ▁Su zu ki ▁v ans ▁such ▁as ▁the