Inovev forecasts production of 750,000 new Ford Focus per year
- Ford unveils the fourth generation of the Focus whose origins date back to 1998. This international model is one of Ford’s best-sellers (635,000 units in 2017, or nearly 10% of its global sales). It is sold in most countries of the world and produced in Germany (240,000 units in 2017), China (170,000 units), the United States (180,000 units), Argentina (30,000 units) and Russia (15,000 units).
- Yet the Ford Focus has lost a lot of influence since the appearance of the Ford Escort in China in 2014, which has taken many customers away from the Focus . Focus's sales in China decreased from 400,000 units in 2013 to 170,000 in 2017, while Escort's sales increased from 0 units in 2013 to 300,000 units in 2017. As for the North American market, less fond of sedans, it has resulted in a significant decline in sales of the Focus for several years (180,000 units in 2017).
- Moreover, the new generation Focus will no longer be manufactured in the United States for the North American market, but in China from where it will be imported, which will double the production of Focus in this country and recover its 2013 levels. Inovev expects production of 750,000 Focus per year worldwide, of which 250,000 in Europe, and 400,000 in China. The new Focus is equipped with petrol engines 3 cylinders 1.0 (85hp, 100hp, 125hp) and 4 cylinders 1.5 (150hp, 180hp), as well as diesel engines- only for Europe -4 cylinders 1.5 (95hp, 120hp) and 4 cylinders 2.0 (150hp).
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