Ford_News
09-29-2010, 12:57 PM
Filed under: Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/), Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/focus630opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2012-ford-focus)
2012 Ford Focus - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) has worked hard over the past few years to completely overhaul its entire model line. Recent product launches like the 2011 Mustang (http://autoblog.com/model/mustang) and Fiesta (http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta) show that FoMoCo is committed to making class-leading vehicles, and the larger (ahem) focus on style, quality and packaging is nothing short of impressive.
Perhaps the most important new car launch for Ford, however, is the 2012 Focus (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus), which makes its world premiere at the 2010 Paris Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show). This is the first product designed from the ground up with the Blue Oval's "One Ford" product strategy, and Ford's group vice president of product development says the Focus is the automaker's "flagship" for global vehicles. The Focus you see here will be sold in both North America and Europe with only very minor tweaks being made for the individual markets. Not even the original Focus that was sold in both markets when it debuted back in 1999 shared so much with its sibling on the other side of the Atlantic.
It certainly looks good, and with a raft of new engineering, safety and infotainment technologies on hand, the 2012 Focus is ready to set the C-segment on fire.
Continue reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/#continued)...
Gallery: 2012 Ford Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus)
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Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/)
2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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2012 Ford Focus - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford) has worked hard over the past few years to completely overhaul its entire model line. Recent product launches like the 2011 Mustang (http://autoblog.com/model/mustang) and Fiesta (http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta) show that FoMoCo is committed to making class-leading vehicles, and the larger (ahem) focus on style, quality and packaging is nothing short of impressive.
Perhaps the most important new car launch for Ford, however, is the 2012 Focus (http://autoblog.com/tag/focus), which makes its world premiere at the 2010 Paris Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show). This is the first product designed from the ground up with the Blue Oval's "One Ford" product strategy, and Ford's group vice president of product development says the Focus is the automaker's "flagship" for global vehicles. The Focus you see here will be sold in both North America and Europe with only very minor tweaks being made for the individual markets. Not even the original Focus that was sold in both markets when it debuted back in 1999 shared so much with its sibling on the other side of the Atlantic.
It certainly looks good, and with a raft of new engineering, safety and infotainment technologies on hand, the 2012 Focus is ready to set the C-segment on fire.
Continue reading (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/#continued)...
Gallery: 2012 Ford Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus)
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Continue reading 2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/)
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