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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus wagon - Click above for high res-image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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With the debut of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">2012 Focus Wagon</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max and Grand C-Max at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a> last fall, it said the C platform would eventually spawn at least 10 different variants. The two MPVs were joined by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/">four- and five-door Focus</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> in January. The new station wagon is number five and we expect it to be joined by a three-door hatch and coupe-convertible in the coming months. Ford also revealed that a small SUV will join the C-segment lineup soon. <br />
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While the new wagon will likely be a popular configuration on the continent, there are currently no plans to make the estate available in North America. Frank Davis, executive director of North American product programs at Ford, told Autoblog that when a wagon was last offered as part of the U.S. Focus lineup, the market share never got over 14 percent and only hit four percent in the final year of availability. <br />
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Davis wouldn't rule out offering a wagon in the U.S. at some point if it were justified by market demand. Since Ford will be using common manufacturing processes for the new Focus globally and the lines are flexible, it would not be difficult to add production at the Michigan Assembly Plant where the North American Focus will be built. Davis emphasized that over 80 percent of the parts on the new Focus are common globally, considerably more than the 60 percent commonality on the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a>.<br />
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Design-wise the new Focus wagon differs little from the sedan and five-door hatch. It is identical back to the B-pillars with only the extended roof-line and cargo area setting it apart. Ford has integrated the cargo rails into the roof in order to maintain the sleek looks of the latest iteration of its Kinetic design. <br />
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Inside the wagon gets the same up-scale interior shown in the sedan and hatch including the first European availability of the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/myford+touch">MyFord Touch</a> system as part of the latest generation of Sync technology. Unlike here in the U.S. where we will initially get only one 2.0-liter engine, Europeans will get a range of updated gas and diesel engines to choose from. Production of the Focus starts simultaneously late this year in Europe and the U.S.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/">2012 Ford Focus Wagon</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-front-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-rear-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-profile-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012 Ford Focus Wagon to be shown in Geneva</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/">2012 Ford Focus Wagon to be shown in Geneva</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19375139/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus wagon - Click above for high res-image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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With the debut of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">2012 Focus Wagon</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max and Grand C-Max at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a> last fall, it said the C platform would eventually spawn at least 10 different variants. The two MPVs were joined by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/11/detroit-2010-next-gen-ford-focus-a-c-segment-savior/">four- and five-door Focus</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> in January. The new station wagon is number five and we expect it to be joined by a three-door hatch and coupe-convertible in the coming months. Ford also revealed that a small SUV will join the C-segment lineup soon. <br />
<br />
While the new wagon will likely be a popular configuration on the continent, there are currently no plans to make the estate available in North America. Frank Davis, executive director of North American product programs at Ford, told Autoblog that when a wagon was last offered as part of the U.S. Focus lineup, the market share never got over 14 percent and only hit four percent in the final year of availability. <br />
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Davis wouldn't rule out offering a wagon in the U.S. at some point if it were justified by market demand. Since Ford will be using common manufacturing processes for the new Focus globally and the lines are flexible, it would not be difficult to add production at the Michigan Assembly Plant where the North American Focus will be built. Davis emphasized that over 80 percent of the parts on the new Focus are common globally, considerably more than the 60 percent commonality on the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a>.<br />
<br />
Design-wise the new Focus wagon differs little from the sedan and five-door hatch. It is identical back to the B-pillars with only the extended roof-line and cargo area setting it apart. Ford has integrated the cargo rails into the roof in order to maintain the sleek looks of the latest iteration of its Kinetic design. <br />
<br />
Inside the wagon gets the same up-scale interior shown in the sedan and hatch including the first European availability of the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/myford+touch">MyFord Touch</a> system as part of the latest generation of Sync technology. Unlike here in the U.S. where we will initially get only one 2.0-liter engine, Europeans will get a range of updated gas and diesel engines to choose from. Production of the Focus starts simultaneously late this year in Europe and the U.S.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/">2012 Ford Focus Wagon</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-front-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-rear-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/geneva-focus-wagon-profile-lr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012 Ford Focus Wagon to be shown in Geneva</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/">2012 Ford Focus Wagon to be shown in Geneva</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19375139/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/2012-ford-focus-wagon-to-be-shown-in-geneva/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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