Ford Focus
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 Ford Focus facts

• Ford began sales of the Focus to Europe in July 1998 and in North America during 1999 for the 2000 model year
• For decades, in the U
• S
• , small cars like the Ford 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
• Ford was said not to concern about losing money on the Focus so the company could sell gas guzzlers for big profits
• In Europe, North and South America, and South Africa, the Focus replaced the various versions of the Ford Escort and Ford Laser sold in those markets
• In Asia and Australasia, it replaced the Ford Laser
• As of the first half of 2012, the Focus surpassed the Toyota Corolla to become the world's best selling automobile nameplate