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{{Short description|Compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company 1998-2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Focus
| image = 2018 Ford Focus ST-Line X 1.0.jpg
| caption = 2018 Ford Focus ST-Line X
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| production = 1998–2025<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ford.com/cars/focus/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20250131073750/https://www.ford.com/cars/focus/ | archivedate = 2025-01-31 | title = We appreciate your interest in the Focus | publisher = Ford Motor Company | url-status = live }}</ref>
<!--<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-focus-to-reach-end-of-life-in-2025-saarlouis-plant-future-still-uncertain-191894.html|title=Ford Focus to Reach End of Life in 2025, Saarlouis Plant Future Still Uncertain|work=Autoevolution|access-date=June 22, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>-->| class = [[Small family car]]/[[Compact car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| body_style = 3 or 5-door [[hatchback]]<br />4-door [[sedan (automobile)|sedan/saloon]]<br />5-door [[station wagon|estate]]<br />2-door [[coupé|coupe]] (US)<br />2-door [[retractable hardtop|coupé-cabriolet]] (Europe)
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel drive]]<br />[[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive]] (Mk 3 RS Only)
| predecessor = [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]] (Europe, North America and [[Argentina]])<br />[[Ford Laser]] (Asia and Oceania)<!-- Please do not add the Ford Contour to this list. The Contour did not have an official replacement in the United States and Canada. -->
| model_years = 2000–2018 (North America)
}}
The '''Ford Focus''' is a [[compact car]] ([[C-segment]] in Europe) manufactured by [[Ford Motor Company]] from 1998 until 2025. It was created under [[Alexander Trotman]]'s Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact [[world car|vehicle worldwide]]. The original Focus was primarily designed by [[Ford of Europe]]'s German and British teams.<ref>{{cite web|last1=English|first1=Andrew|title=Where are the people who designed the original Ford Focus?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8246138/Where-are-the-people-who-designed-the-original-Ford-Focus.html|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> Production of the fourth generation Focus began in 2018 in Germany and China. In 2025, Ford announced that the Focus will no longer be built,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Padeanu |first1=Adrian |title=RIP: Ford Focus Production Ends in November |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/752666/ford-focus-production-end-november-2025/ |website=Motor1 |access-date=7 March 2025 |date=6 March 2025}}</ref> in line with an announcement made in 2022.

== Naming ==
The decision to name the new car the "Ford Focus" was made in early 1998, as Ford's senior management had been planning to keep the "Escort" nameplate for its new generation of small family cars. A last-minute problem arose in July 1998 when a [[Cologne]] court, responding to a case brought by the publisher [[Hubert Burda Media|Burda]], ordered Ford to avoid the name "Focus" for the cars in the German market since the name was already taken by one of its [[Focus (German magazine)|magazines]].<ref name="AutoMotorundSport199815">{{cite magazine |date=July 15, 1998 |editor-last=Ostmann |editor-first=Bernd |title=Focus nur für Auslands-Modelle: Gerichtsurteil gegen Ford | magazine = Auto, Motor und Sport |language=de |volume=15 |issue=9}}</ref> This eleventh-hour dispute was resolved, however, and the car was launched with the name ''Focus''.

== First generation (C170; 1998) ==
{{Main|Ford Focus (first generation)}}
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| image1 = 2003 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 Front.jpg
| image2 = 2003 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 Rear.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus hatchback (first generation facelift)
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| image1 = 2002 Ford Focus Ghia Saloon 1.8 Rear.jpg
| caption1 = Ford Focus Saloon (first generation)
| image2 = 1999 Ford Focus Zetec Estate 1.6 Rear.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus Estate (first generation)
}}

Ford of Europe introduced the Focus in 1998 to the European market as a replacement for the [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]]. The Focus Mk 1 was awarded the 1999 [[European Car of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rewind to 1999: Ford Focus. |url=http://www.quicks.co.uk/news/2013/rewind-1999-ford-focus/ |publisher=Quicks |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117171915/http://www.quicks.co.uk/news/2013/rewind-1999-ford-focus/ |archive-date=January 17, 2014 }}</ref> The project manager for the Ford Focus at Dunton was [[Rose Mary Farenden]].

Ford of North America began marketing the Focus in September 1999 for the 2000 model year, with some changes from the European version. The car was launched as a three-door [[hatchback]], four-door [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]], and five-door [[station wagon|wagon]]; a five-door hatchback debuted in 2001.<ref name="autoweek1">{{cite web |title=Ford Focus ZX5 five-door to debut this fall |publisher=Autoweek.com |date=February 14, 2001 |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20010214/FREE/102140701 |access-date=April 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719091103/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20010214/FREE/102140701 |archive-date=July 19, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2002, Ford launched its highest performance version of the Focus, called the Focus RS. It came with a 2.0-litre turbocharged ''Duratec RS'' engine, a Quaife ATB [[limited-slip differential]], an AP Racing clutch, and a revolutionary design front suspension strut system called "Revo-knuckle"- as marketed by Ford, Sachs Racing dampers, [[Brembo]] brakes, 18” O.Z Racing alloy wheels, Michelin Pilot Sport tyres and a host of other performance changes, combined with a much more aggressive appearance, and was available only in Ford's Imperial blue. Tickford Engineering won the engineering contract for the research, development and to oversee production of the Mk 1 Focus RS. Tickford made substantial modifications to the base unit, with up to 70% of the base components either updated, re-engineered or completely redesigned. Despite the development being carried out in the United Kingdom, Ford produced the Focus RS in the Saarlouis plant in Germany between 2002 and 2003 making a limited run of 4501 cars only. This original Focus RS was only available in Europe; just under half (2147) of these were sold in the UK.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

For decades, in the U.S., small cars like the Focus were seen as a tool to draw in younger buyers looking for a cheap basic transportation and to increase auto makers' fleet average fuel economies to meet U.S. federal standards.<ref name="Cleveland">{{cite web|last1=Schoenberger|first1=Robert|title=As buyers shun SUVs, expect to pay more for that small car|url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2008/06/as_buyers_shun_suvs_expect_to.html|website=Cleveland.com|date=June 7, 2008|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> Ford was said not to be concerned about losing money on the Focus so the company could sell gas guzzlers for big profits.<ref name="Cleveland"/> However, recent sales of new Focuses have been able to maintain lower or overall discounting incentive rates than many competing vehicles in its class.<ref>{{cite news|title=Customer Incentives. Automotive News, December 18, 2017. Page 28}}</ref> Many industry insiders view cars like the Focus as 'compliance cars' because of their role in helping to bring up the [[Corporate Average Fuel Economy|corporate fleet average fuel economy]] to meet current fuel-economy standards.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stoll|first1=John|title=Trump's Carrier Talks Up the Ante for Ford|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-carrier-talks-up-the-ante-for-ford-1480699628|access-date=December 2, 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
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==Second generation (C307/C170; 2004)==

===Europe (C307; 2004)===
{{Main|Ford Focus (second generation, Europe)}}
[[File:Ford Focus front 20080108.jpg|thumb|left|Ford Focus hatchback (second generation pre-facelift)]]
{{Multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220
| image1 = 2008 Ford Focus Zetec TD 109 1.6 Front.jpg
| image2 = 2008 Ford Focus Zetec TD 109 1.6 Rear.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus hatchback (second generation facelift)
| image3 = Ford Focus Mk II Vorfacelift Stufenheck rear.jpg
| caption3 = Ford Focus Sedan (second generation)
}}

The second generation Focus was launched at the [[2004 Paris Motor Show|Paris Motor Show]] on September 25, 2004, as a three and five-door hatchback and an estate, although the new car was previewed,<ref>{{cite web |last=Pettendy |first=Marton |date=September 6, 2004 |url=http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/4A6B4380E9B9C2ECCA256F07000C2D71 |title=First look: Ford lifts the lid on Focus |work=GoAuto |access-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810222326/http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/4A6B4380E9B9C2ECCA256F07000C2D71 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 4-door sedan form, as the "Focus Concept" developed by Ford Europe at the [[Auto China|Beijing Motor Show]] in mid-2004.

The basic suspension design, which contributed much to the Mk 1's success, was carried over largely unchanged from its predecessor. Along with a 10 percent stiffer bodyshell, according to Ford this offers a better ride, but critics{{who|date=September 2024}} claimed the car lacked the precise and poised handling of the Mk 1.{{cn|date=September 2024}} The same body styles as the Mk 1 Focus were offered, though the sedan did not appear until mid-2005. A two-door coupé-cabriolet with a [[retractable hardtop]] was added to the line-up in 2007.

The Focus Mk 2 is larger and considerably heavier than its predecessor: it has a {{Cvt|25|mm|in}} increase in wheelbase, and is {{Cvt|168|mm|in}} longer, {{Cvt|8|mm|in}} taller, and {{Cvt|138|mm|in}} wider. As a result, the interior and boot space have increased. New technologies include a KeyFree system, a solar-reflect windshield, adaptive front lighting, Bluetooth hands-free phones and voice control for audio, telephone, and climate control systems.

Stylistically, the Mk 2 features the same [[design language]] found in the [[Ford Mondeo|Mondeo]] and [[Ford Fiesta (fifth generation)|Fiesta]]. Although still recognisable as a Focus, the new car uses styling features from the abandoned B-Proposal for the ''original'' Focus which never reached production.

In 2005, Ford released a MK.II version of Ford's sports division of Focus, the Focus ST. This one produced {{Cvt|225|bhp|kW}} and could achieve a {{Cvt|0|-|60|mph|km/h}} time of 6.4 seconds, and a {{Cvt|152|mph|km/h}} top speed, using a 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbocharged engine originating from [[Volvo]].

2007–2008 saw a minor facelifted version introduced, featuring [[Ford Kinetic Design|Ford's Kinetic Design philosophy]]. Major changes included a new bonnet with more creases, the removal of all mouldings along the doors and sides, new sculpted pull back headlights, and the big trapezoidal lower grille.

In 2009, the new Focus RS was launched, with a modified version of the 2.5-litre engine found in the ST.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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===North America (C170; 2007)===
{{Main|Ford Focus (second generation, North America)}}
[[File:2009 ford focus SES sedan.JPG|thumb|left|Ford Focus (North America second generation)]]
[[File:Ford Focus 2009 SES back2.JPG|thumb|right|Ford Focus (North America second generation)]]

For the North American market, development followed a separate path. Since debuting at the [[North American International Auto Show#2007|2007 North American International Auto Show]], the restyled 2008–2011 generation was available as a two-door [[coupe]] and four-door [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]]; the [[hatchback]]s and [[station wagon|wagon]] were discontinued. The interior was redesigned, including new seats, a new dashboard design with message center on top of the dashboard, ambient lighting, dashboard panels that simulate brushed aluminum, and Ford's voice-controlled [[Ford Sync|Sync]] audio/Bluetooth system. Also included in the redesign was a support beam behind the dashboard for extra structural rigidity.

Though informally considered as the second generation, it was never officially referred to as such by Ford since its platform was the same as the first generation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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==Third generation (C346; 2010)==
{{Main|Ford Focus (third generation)}}
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| image1 = Ford Focus Trend (III) – Frontansicht, 17. September 2011, Ratingen.jpg
| image2 = Ford Focus 1.6 Ti-VCT Champions Edition (III) – Heckansicht, 23. September 2012, Mettmann.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus hatchback (pre-facelift)
}}
{{Multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220
| image1 = 2017 Ford Focus Zetec Edition 1.0 Front.jpg
| image2 = 2017 Ford Focus Zetec Edition 1.0 Rear.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus hatchback (Mark III facelift)
}}

For the third generation, Ford reunited both international and North American models by releasing the international Mk 3 worldwide. The previous North American version was discontinued, and the new model was launched simultaneously in North America and Europe in early 2011, both having started production late in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100118/DETROIT/100119915 |title=Detroit auto show: 2012 Ford Focus, most significant by AW Editors' Choice Awards |website=Autoweek.com |date=January 18, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121171755/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100118/DETROIT/100119915 |archive-date=January 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite press release |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31755 |title=Dynamic next-generation Ford Focus debuts |date=January 11, 2009 |access-date=January 11, 2010 |publisher=Ford Motor Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118065808/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31755 |archive-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref>

Ford unveiled the Ford Focus at the [[North American International Auto Show#2010|2010 North American International Auto Show]]. The car shown was a five-door hatchback model, also debuting a new 2.0-litre [[direct fuel injection|direct injection]] inline-four engine. A five-door station wagon was also made available at launch.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33304 |title=Exciting New Next-Generation Ford Focus Gears Up for Launch |website=Media.ford.com |year=2010 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006104752/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33304 |archive-date=October 6, 2012 }}</ref> The new generation launched simultaneously in North America and Europe in early 2011, with production having started in late 2010.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Production in Asia, Africa, Australia<ref>{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Beissmann |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/117135/2011-ford-focus-on-sale-in-australia-in-august |title=2011 Ford Focus on sale in Australia in August |website=Caradvice.com.au |date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=May 2, 2011 }}</ref> and South America was scheduled to follow later but the plan for Australian production was later dropped and that market and New Zealand were supplied, along with Asia, from a new factory in Thailand where output began in June 2012.

Ford previewed the third generation facelifted model at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2014|2014 Geneva Motor Show]].<ref>[http://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/MotorShows/GenevaMotorShow Ford at Geneva Motor Show 2014, www.ford.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916233118/http://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/MotorShows/GenevaMotorShow |date=September 16, 2016 }} Retrieved September 16, 2016</ref> The updated version features a new redesigned front end design, incorporating Ford's new family grille and slimline headlights. 

The Focus RS returned in 2015 now sporting an updated 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine. Built in Ford's Germany plant Saarlouis, the Focus RS was updated to be given an advanced all-wheel drive system that could send full power to the rear wheels if allowed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2016/01/18/ford-focus-rs-germany/78960752/ |title=Ford's Focus RS Begins Production in Germany |website=The Detroit News |access-date=June 10, 2023 }}</ref>

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==Fourth generation (C519; 2018)==
{{Main|Ford Focus (fourth generation)}}
{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220
| image1 = 2019 Ford Focus Zetec 1.0.jpg
| image2 = 2018 Ford Focus Titanium EcoBoost 1.0 Rear.jpg
| caption2 = Ford Focus hatchback (fourth generation)
| image3 = 2018 Ford Focus Titanium Estate 1.5 Rear.jpg
| caption3 = Ford Focus estate (fourth generation)
}}
[[File:2018 Ford Focus sedan (rear).jpg|thumb|Ford Focus sedan (fourth generation)]]

On April 10, 2018, Ford unveiled the European and Asian-market versions of the fourth-generation Focus, to mark the brand's 20th anniversary. As in the previous generation, the model is available with sedan, hatchback and estate body styles. A [[crossover SUV|crossover-inspired]] trim level known as the ''Active'' is available with the hatchback and estate body styles. The car also has a ''[[Vignale]]'' luxury trim level.

The exterior features a sportier design, while Ford described its interior as being simpler. The company also emphasized technology featured in the new model, including the Sync 3 infotainment system, FordPass Connect, and the CoPilot360 driver assistance suite.

In April 2018, Ford announced that all passenger vehicles but the Mustang would be discontinued in the North American market, in order to focus on trucks and SUVs. The Focus Active was intended to be the only version of the model available in the market,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ford-car-models-20180425-story.html|title=Ford to discontinue all cars except for Mustang and Focus hatch|last=Krisher|first=Tom|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> but Ford cancelled these plans in August 2018 over tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on exports from China, as the model would be manufactured in the country.<ref name="FocusSUVperIT">{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2018/08/31/ford-wont-sell-new-focus-crossover-u-s/1156315002/|title= Ford cancels Focus crossover for U.S. due to tariffs|first=Ian | last = Thibodeau |work=The Detroit News|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=August 31, 2018}}</ref>

Ford limited sales of fourth generation Focus in its 4-door saloon form in Eastern Europe and select countries in Asia and Africa. Ford no longer offers the Focus in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan due to a broader reorganization of their European branch.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/23/as-ford-exits-russian-car-market-its-sacked-workers-fight-for-fair-pay-off-a65354|title=As Ford Exits the Russian Car Market, Its Sacked Workers Fight for a Fair Pay-Off | first = Daniel | last = Kozin | journal = The Moscow Times | date = April 23, 2019 | publisher = Stichting 2 Oktober }}</ref>

In April 2020, Ford confirmed there are no plans for a fourth-generation Focus RS model due to pan-European emissions standards and high development costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/2020-ford-focus-rs-cancelled | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200507013229/https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/2020-ford-focus-rs-cancelled | archive-date = 2020-05-07 | title = 2020 Ford Focus RS is dead | work = WhichCar? | date = 2020-04-21 }}</ref>

In October 2021, the model received a facelift for the European market.

In 2022, Ford announced it would discontinue the Focus by 2025, as part of a pivot towards crossover vehicles and electrification.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-tech%2C-development-and-manufacturing/ford-focus-production-end-2025 |title= Ford Focus production to end in 2025 |first=Nick | last = Gibbs |date=June 22, 2022 |publisher=Autocar }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/593700/ford-focus-production-end-2025/ |title=Ford Focus Production To End In 2025: Official |first=Adrian | last = Padeanu |date=June 22, 2022 |publisher=Motor1.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-will-pull-the-plug-on-these-two-best-selling-models-206091.html |title=Ford Will Pull the Plug on These Two Best-Selling Models | first = Răzvan | last = Măgureanu |date=December 11, 2022 |publisher=Auto Evolution }}</ref>

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==Motorsport==

===Rallying===
[[File:Jari-Matti Latvala - Rally Finland 2009.JPG|thumb|[[Jari-Matti Latvala]] with his [[Ford Focus RS WRC|Ford Focus RS WRC 09]] at the 2009 [[Rally Finland]]]]
The first MkI [[Ford Focus WRC|Focus World Rally Car]] made its debut in [[rallying]] and the [[World Rally Championship]] on the 1999 [[Monte Carlo Rally]] with [[Colin McRae]] and Simon Jean-Joseph at the wheels of the two cars, replacing the [[Ford Escort WRC|Escort]]. It was immediately on the pace, setting many fastest stage times, but an illegal water pump meant that the two cars were excluded from that event. McRae went on to give the Focus WRC its maiden victory on the [[Safari Rally]] in February of the same year, and took victory again in the following rally, the [[Rallye de Portugal|Rally Portugal]]. The MkI Focus WRC went on to achieve further victories over the years for McRae, [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]], and [[Markko Märtin]] from then until it was phased out in favour of the MkII offering in late 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/121680-0/ford_drivers_excited_by_new_focus_debut.html |title=Ford drivers excited by new Focus debut |date=November 4, 2005 |publisher=crash.net |access-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> 

The second generation MkII [[Ford Focus WRC|Focus World Rally Car]] was a winner in both [[Marcus Grönholm]]'s and [[Mikko Hirvonen]]'s hands in the two-car factory [[BP-Ford World Rally Team]] that contested the [[2006 World Rally Championship]], duly racked up the manufacturers' title,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/140474-0/wilson_sr_i_will_treasure_this_moment_forever.html |title=Wilson Sr: I will treasure this moment forever |date=November 20, 2006 |access-date=February 27, 2008 |publisher=crash.net}}</ref> spelling the end of a formidable twenty-seven-year wait for such an honour in this series for the Blue Oval. The team successfully defended the manufacturers' title in the [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/157377-0/ford_secures_manufacturers_title_-_again.html |title=Ford secures manufacturers' title – again |date=November 18, 2007 |publisher=crash.net |access-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> The MkII Focus WRC was used until the [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010 season]], when it was announced that the new [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC|Fiesta]] would replace it from 2011 onwards.<ref>{{cite web |last=Paukert |first=Chris |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/30/paris-2010-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-ready-to-hit-the-dirt-running |title=Paris 2010: Ford Fiesta RS WRC ready to hit the dirt running |date=September 30, 2010 |publisher=Autoblog.com}}</ref>

All the rally cars were built, prepared, and run for Ford by [[M-Sport]], the motorsport team based in [[Cockermouth]], Cumbria in Northern England. The team was managed by [[Malcolm Wilson (Rally)|Malcolm Wilson]], a well known British former rally driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=601&featureid=71&desc=BP-Ford%20Abu%20Dhabi%20World%20Rally%20Team |title=BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team |access-date=February 27, 2008 |publisher=WRC.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323054124/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=601&featureid=71&desc=BP-Ford%20Abu%20Dhabi%20World%20Rally%20Team |archive-date=March 23, 2008 }}</ref>

===Touring cars===
Besides rallies, the Focus has also been used in the [[SCCA]] Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series, the [[TC 2000]], resulting champion in 2003, 2005, 2010, and 2012.

A Focus was entered into the [[2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship]] season.

The Ford Focus ST made its debut in the [[2009 British Touring Car Championship]] season, with Arena Motorsport. During its second season, the car ran on [[liquefied petroleum gas]], taking the first BTCC win for a car powered by this fuel at Brands Hatch. In 2011, Arena (also known as Team AON) shifted to the newer Focus Mk3, while Motorbase Performance drove the ST version. Both cars had engines built to the Next Generation Touring Car engine rules. Motorbase continues to compete with the Ford Focus ST.

This car won four drivers' championships of the Argentine [[TC 2000]]/[[Súper TC 2000]] championship (2003, 2005, 2010 and 2012). The first three of the [[Oreste Berta]] Ford YPF team with official support from [[Ford Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perco|first=Andrés|date=September 10, 2020|title=El día que Pechito López le dió la última victoria a Ford|url=http://carburando.com/notas/el-dia-que-pechito-lopez-le-dio-la-ultima-victoria-ford|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=Carburando|language=es|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030065012/https://carburando.com/notas/el-dia-que-pechito-lopez-le-dio-la-ultima-victoria-ford|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Arena Motorsport entered two Ford Focus Mk3s in the [[2012 World Touring Car Championship]] season for [[Tom Chilton]] and [[James Nash (racing driver)|James Nash]]. The best result was a sixth place by Nash in the Race of Morocco.

In 2008 Ford South Africa entered two modified Focus ST models into Class T (reserved for turbocharged production vehicles) of the local Bridgestone Production Car Championship (essentially a Touring Car formula). They secured the Class T driver's titles in 2009 and 2011.

The car had success in the 2013 [[China Touring Car Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/09/22/ford-dominates-at-guangdong-with-first-victory-for-jiang-tengyi/ |title=TouringCarTimes – Ford dominates at Guangdong with first victory for Jiang Tengyi |work=TouringCarTimes|date=September 22, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2023 }}</ref> and won its class in the [[2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour]]. The Focus that raced in the 2014 [[Bathurst 12 Hour]] was powered by a 5.0 L [[Ford Modular engine#5.0 L Coyote|Ford Coyote]] [[V8 engine]].

==Sales==
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!Europe<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 28, 2014|title=Ford Focus European sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/europe-ford-focus/|access-date=November 6, 2021|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
!China<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2015|title=Ford Focus China auto sales figures|url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-ford-focus/|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US}}</ref>!!U.S.!!Canada<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cain|first=Timothy|title=Ford Focus Sales Figures|url=https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/ford-focus-sales-figures/|access-date=November 9, 2021|website=GCBC|date=July 5, 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref>!!Mexico
!Taiwan
!Australia
!Thailand
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|
|
|-
|1999
|488,679
| ||55,896<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/press/date/20010103/press033466.html |title=Ford Motor Company Sets New Full Year U.S. Sales Record |publisher=Theautochannel.com |access-date=April 28, 2009}}</ref>|| || 
| ||
|
|
|-
|2000
|513,347
| ||style="text-align:center;" |286,166{{0}}{{0}}|| || 
| ||
|
|
|-
|2001
|543,378
| ||264,414<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://media.ford.com/pdf/Dec2002sales.pdf |title=Ford Motors Company's December U.S. sales climb 8.2 percent |publisher=Ford Motor |date=January 2, 2003 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101525/http://media.ford.com/pdf/Dec2002sales.pdf |archive-date=April 30, 2011 }}</ref>|| || 
| ||
|
|
|-
|2002
|519,451
| ||243,199<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2004/01/05/175829.html |title=Ford's F-Series Truck Caps 22nd Year in a Row as America's Best-Selling Vehicle With a December Sales Record |publisher=Theautochannel.com |date=November 17, 2004 |access-date=April 28, 2009}}</ref>|| || 
| ||
|
|15,612<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2002 |url=https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2003/01/brazil-2002-vw-gol-at-15-chevy-corsa-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801184338/http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2003/01/03/brazil-2002-vw-gol-at-15-chevy-corsa-2/|archive-date=2012-08-01 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Best Selling Cars Blog}}</ref>
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|2003
|440,383
| ||style="text-align:center;" |229,353{{0}}{{0}}|| || 
| ||
|
|14,743<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2003 |url=https://www.fenabrave.org.br/portal/files/2_2003_12_2.pdf |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|432,426
| ||208,339<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/01/04/204860.html |title=Ford Achieves First Car Sales Increase Since 1999 |publisher=Theautochannel.com |date=November 17, 2004 |access-date=April 28, 2009}}</ref>||11,422|| 
| ||
|
|17,314<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2004 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/wpob/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2005
|449,942
|12,391
|style="text-align:center;" |184,825{{0}}{{0}}||26,861|| 
| ||
|
|16,742<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2005 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/yffn/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|440,735
|79,752
|177,006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ford.com/article_download.cfm?article_id=27379 |title=Ford Motor Company 2007 sales |date=January 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180838/http://media.ford.com/article_download.cfm?article_id=27379 |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref>||27,718|| 
| ||
|
|17,702<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2006 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/omnh/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|406,944
|124,991
|style="text-align:center;" |173,213{{0}}{{0}}||24,013|| 
| ||
|
|21,727<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2007 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/ordey/hyly/index.html#p=6 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Fenabrave}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|364,316
|112,552
|195,823<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ford.com/images/10031/dec08sales.pdf |title=F-Series drives ford to higher market share for third consecutive month |date=January 5, 2009 |publisher=Ford Motor Company |access-date=May 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206054304/http://media.ford.com/images/10031/dec08sales.pdf |archive-date=February 6, 2009 }}</ref>||32,082|| 
| ||15,623
|
|20,012<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2008 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2008 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|313,866
|134,360
|160,433<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31604 |title=Ford caps 2009 with 33 percent sales increase, first full-year market share gain since 1995 |publisher=Media.ford.com |date=January 5, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826033739/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=31604 |archive-date=August 26, 2010 }}</ref>||21,831||9,602 
| ||11,089
|
|26,053<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2009 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2009 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
|269,412
|172,270
|172,421<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33704 |title=Ford's 2010 sales up 19 percent – largest increase of any full-line automaker; foundation set for growth in 2011 |publisher=Media.ford.com |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902084030/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33704 |archive-date=September 2, 2011 }}</ref>||23,452||9,234 
| ||9,848
|
|33,826<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2010 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2010 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|292,427
|188,961
|175,717<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ford.com/images/10031/Dec11sales.pdf |title=2011 Ford Brand Sales up 17 Percent for the Year in U.S. |publisher=Media.ford.com |date=January 4, 2012 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131003153/http://media.ford.com/images/10031/Dec11sales.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2012 }}</ref>||25,736||11,974 
| ||12,863
|
|35,971<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2011 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2011 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|241,329
|296,360
|245,922<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wot.motortrend.com/ford-motor-company-posts-2250165-sales-in-2012-focus-f-series-post-big-gains-309693.html |title=Ford Motor Company Posts 2,250,165 Sales in 2012; Focus, F-Series Post Big Gains |work=Motor Trend Magazine |publisher=motortrend.com |date=January 3, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>||27,936||13,123 
| ||18,586
|
|31,548<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2012 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2012 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|225,102
|403,640
|234,570<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2014/01/december13sales.pdf |title=Ford Motor Company Delivers Best Sales Year Since 2006 |publisher=Media.ford.com |date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref>||25,781||11,303 
| ||19,180
|
|28,768<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2013 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2013 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|222,297
|391,781
|219,634<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2015/01/05/december2014sales.pdf |title=North America 2015-2014 Sales|website=Ford.com|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>||22,392|| 
|12,326||15,116
|1,700<ref>{{cite web |title=Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์รวมปี 2557 ที่ละเอียดที่สุดในไทย |url=http://www.headlightmag.com/salesreport_total2014/ |website=HeadLight Magazine |access-date=December 5, 2020 |language=th |date=February 1, 2015}}</ref>
|30,549<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2014 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2014 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|232,160
|246,085
|202,478<ref>{{cite web |url=https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/en/investors/investor-events/Sales%20Calls/2015/Ford_December_2015_Sales_Release.pdf |title=Ford Motor Company December U.S. Sales Results |publisher=Ford Motor Company |date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210072900/https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/en/investors/investor-events/Sales%20Calls/2015/Ford_December_2015_Sales_Release.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>||21,101|| 
|8,632||7,112
|936<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์รวม ปี 2558 / 2015 ที่ละเอียดที่สุดในไทย |url=http://www.headlightmag.com/salesreport_total2015/ |website=HeadLight Magazine |language=th |date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>
|22,144<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2015 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2015 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|212,083
|225,924
|168,789<ref name=":2" />||16,627|| 
|8,127||6,783
|525<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2016/|title = Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 59 - สรุปยอดรวมปี 2559 / 2016 แบ่งตาม Segment|date = January 26, 2017}}</ref>
|12,291<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2016 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2016 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|212,353
|172,126
|158,385<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2018/01/03/dec17-sales.pdf|title=North America 2018-2017 Sales|website=Ford.com|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>||11,306||
|7,102
|5,953<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/612213/vfacts-industry-claims-annual-record-for-2017/|title=VFACTS: Industry claims annual record for 2017 {{!}} CarAdvice|work=CarAdvice.com|access-date=January 17, 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>  |||363<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2017/|title = Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 60 - สรุปยอดรวมปี 2560 / 2017 แบ่งตาม Segment|date = January 29, 2018}}</ref>
|10,921<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2017 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2017 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2018||199,197
|66,654
| 113,345<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2019/01/03/sales-dec-18.pdf|date=January 3, 2019|location=Dearborn, MI|title=Ford F-Series Marks 42 Straight Years as America's Best-Selling Pickup, Topping 900,000 Sold in 2018; Ford Hits Nine Straight Years as America's Best-Selling Brand; Lincoln SUV Sales Up}}</ref>|| 9,546|| 
|4,586||3,875<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goauto.com.au/news/vfacts/sales-2018/vfacts-december-sales-slump-hits-car-industry/2019-01-04/77066.html|title=News - VFACTS - Sales 2018|last=HAMMERTON|first=GoAutoMedia-RON|website=GoAuto|language=en|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> ||| 130<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2018|title = Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 61 + สรุปปี 2018 แบ่งตาม Segment|date = May 9, 2019}}</ref>
|7,191<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2018 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2018 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|224,401
|50,738
|12,480<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/2019/10/02/2019-sales-3q.pdf |title=Ford Van Sales Hit All-Time Third-Quarter Record on 65,288 Sold; Total Pickup Sales Best in 14 Years; Expedition Sales Strong, Up 48 percent; Lincoln SUVs Deliver Best Performance in 16 Years |publisher=Media.ford.com |date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>||1,545 || 
|11,148||3,682<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/817278/vfacts-2019-new-car-sales-results/|title=VFACTS: 2019 new car sales results {{!}} CarAdvice|website=CarAdvice.com|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref>
||
|1,677<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2019 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2019 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|172,489
|34,506 
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|13,103
||
|
|24<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2020 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2020 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|94,707
|22,857||
|13,340
||
|
|2<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2021 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2021 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|77,539
|15,337
|
|12,530
|
|
|5<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Brazil 2022 |url=https://www.autoo.com.br/emplacamentos/veiculos-mais-vendidos/2022 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=autoo}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|99,794<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=Ford Focus Among Europe’s Top 50 Best Selling Cars Of 2024 |url=https://fordauthority.com/2025/02/ford-focus-among-europes-top-50-best-selling-cars-of-2024/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Ford Authority}}</ref>
|4,208<ref>{{Cite web |title=【易车销量榜】全国2023年福特零售量销量榜-易车榜-易车 |url=https://car.yiche.com/newcar/salesrank/?brandId=17&saleType=1&flag=2023 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=car.yiche.com}}</ref>
|
|12,184
|
|
|
|-
|2024
|
|4<ref>{{Cite web |title=【易车销量榜】全国2024年福特零售量销量榜-易车榜-易车 |url=https://car.yiche.com/newcar/salesrank/?brandId=17&saleType=1&flag=2024 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=car.yiche.com}}</ref>
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== Future ==
Ford of Europe's chairman and former president, Stuart Rowley has told journalists in June 2022 that Ford plans to end production of the Focus at the Saarlouis plant in Germany around 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford Focus production to end in 2025 - official |url=https://uk.motor1.com/news/593846/ford-focus-production-ends-2025/ |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Motor1.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> There was no indication of when production would end in China.

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