<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2012-ford-focus"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/focus630opt.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Focus - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has worked hard over the past few years to completely overhaul its entire model line. Recent product launches like the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> show that FoMoCo is committed to making class-leading vehicles, and the larger (ahem) <em>focus</em> on style, quality and packaging is nothing short of impressive.<br />
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Perhaps the most important new car launch for Ford, however, is the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">2012 Focus</a>, which makes its world premiere at the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show">2010 Paris Motor Show</a>. This is the first product designed from the ground up with the Blue Oval's "One Ford" product strategy, and Ford's group vice president of product development says the Focus is the automaker's "flagship" for global vehicles. The Focus you see here will be sold in both North America and Europe with only very minor tweaks being made for the individual markets. Not even the original Focus that was sold in both markets when it debuted back in 1999 shared so much with its sibling on the other side of the Atlantic.<br />
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It certainly looks good, and with a raft of new engineering, safety and infotainment technologies on hand, the 2012 Focus is ready to set the C-segment on fire.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus">2012 Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-14_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-15_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/">2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:00:00 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/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19650541/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/#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 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> has worked hard over the past few years to completely overhaul its entire model line. Recent product launches like the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> show that FoMoCo is committed to making class-leading vehicles, and the larger (ahem) <em>focus</em> on style, quality and packaging is nothing short of impressive.<br />
<br />
Perhaps the most important new car launch for Ford, however, is the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">2012 Focus</a>, which makes its world premiere at the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/paris+motor+show">2010 Paris Motor Show</a>. This is the first product designed from the ground up with the Blue Oval's "One Ford" product strategy, and Ford's group vice president of product development says the Focus is the automaker's "flagship" for global vehicles. The Focus you see here will be sold in both North America and Europe with only very minor tweaks being made for the individual markets. Not even the original Focus that was sold in both markets when it debuted back in 1999 shared so much with its sibling on the other side of the Atlantic.<br />
<br />
It certainly looks good, and with a raft of new engineering, safety and infotainment technologies on hand, the 2012 Focus is ready to set the C-segment on fire.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/#continued">Continue reading</a>...<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus">2012 Ford Focus</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-13_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-14_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-15_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-focus/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/newfordfocus-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" title="2012 Ford Focus hatchback" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/">2012 Ford Focus: North America's version of global car in detail [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:00:00 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/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19650541/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/2012-ford-focus-north-americas-version-of-global-car-in-detail/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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