- Ford is reusing the name Escort lost a dozen years to name a new midsize sedan, lying between the Fiesta and the Focus. For now, this model is intended only for the Chinese market, that has a high demand for sedans with boots.

- Ford thus unveiled at Shanghai a concept car sedan with a boot that bears the name Escort (whose origins go back to 1968 and named a sedan with a boot). The new Escort borrows its chassis from the Focus, that had driven the Escort out of Europe in the early 2000s.

- This small Ford Mondeowill be competing with the Volkswagen Bora and Lavida, two very common models in China, and the Japanese and Korean models of the same segment.

- Since 2009 Ford has a high increase in sales on the Chinese market, the Focus has become one of the most sold cars in this market (300 000 units in 2012, three-quarters of Ford's sales).