Polk data research firm just released its 2012 Polk global market registration data and the Ford Focus is officially the world’s best-selling passenger car. Ford’s products are well featured at the top as the Ford F-Series pickup comes in third and the Ford Fiesta comes in as the best-selling subcompact. Sales of the compact Focus
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It’s official. The small car wars have begun. It started with the introduction of both the 2011 Chevy Cruze and 2011 Hyundai Elantra last year—of which the Elantra is a truly compelling package. But with the 2012 Focus—available in early 2011—Ford is bringing some real competition for the seeming-to-have-it-all Elantra. Both cars offer incredible fuel
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During the introduction of the 2012 Focus at the North American International Auto Show last January, Ford hinted that highway fuel economy could be in the 40 mpg range. Now, Ford has confirmed—sort of—that, indeed, the Focus would deliver 40 mpg highway mileage. Actually, the press release said that it “will deliver a projected 40
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In a dramatic sign of the profound transformation under way in the auto industry, Ford said today it will invest $550 million to retool its Wayne, Mich. assembly plant to produce fuel-efficient compact cars and electric-drive vehicles. The plant formerly made Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs. “We’re changing from a company focused mainly on
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