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Ford Ends Focus Production After 27 Years as Last Saarlouis Line Shuts Down

The move reflects Ford’s 2022 strategy shift toward EVs, pickups, SUVs, and commercial vehicles.

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El Ford Focus dejó de fabricarse en Alemania
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Ford anunció la descontinuación de un histórico modelo. 

Overview

  • Final units rolled out of Ford’s Saarlouis, Germany plant in mid-November, concluding the model’s global run.
  • Ford says there will be no direct replacement for the Focus nameplate.
  • The Saarlouis facility will be redeployed for other projects, and the company will continue support for current owners.
  • The Focus was built in Argentina from 1999 to 2019 across three generations before local production ended.
  • The compact earned major accolades and a following through ST and RS variants, selling in the millions over four generations.