Re: Ford Focus discontinued in Australia?
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I think part of the problem for Ford's small & medium cars, is the loss of the Mazda relationship, (and to some extent Volvo) which means they now shoulder all the costs of new development.
Groups like VW and PSA, can still share platforms, engines, and components.
and combined with increased competition.
In Europe, if you want something cheap, you buy a Korean, or one of the cheaper "Europeans" now made in Turkey, etc.
Why buy a (nasty) poverty-pack Ford, when for the same money or less you can get a better equipped cheapy.
And if you want something at the top-end, then why make-do with a Ford?
Sadly, hero models like the ST/XR or RS, are dependent on the existence of the underlying models.
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