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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / March 2005Newbie Ford Focus Question
Hi, My Ford Escort just blew a head gasket and has lots of other problems so it's going to get sold. I am thinking about the Ford Focus. I have just one question for now: My escort (i'm in the USA) was apparently really a Mazda underneath the Ford bodywork, it this also true for the Focus? Are they made overseas? or does a foreign manufacturer have a plant here where they assemble them? what is really under there? thanks much for any helpful replies. NNJ >...My escort (i'm in the USA) was > apparently really a Mazda underneath the Ford bodywork, it this also > true for the Focus? Are they made overseas? or does a foreign > manufacturer have a plant here where they assemble them? The Focus is definitely not a Mazda, although the two companies do share some technology. It was designed by Ford of Europe, and ones sold in the U.S. are made either in the U.S. or Mexico. They are a Ford product through and through. Ford is not really a "domestic" company. Like GM, it is a worldwide corporation, with affiliates in many countries. In fact, when you really get down to it, the world auto industry is so integrated that it is really meaningless to talk about "domestic" and "foreign" any more. There are many common parts shared by the North American and European-built Focuses, but many differences too, mainly in the types of engines offered. I understand that the new Focus being introduced in Europe shares a lot of design with the new Mazda3, but the one sold here is being continued with few changes. > >...My escort (i'm in the USA) was > > apparently really a Mazda underneath the Ford bodywork, it this also [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > design with the new Mazda3, but the one sold here is being continued with > few changes. Even me could not explain it better .........:-) > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > NNJ My Focus was assembled in Mexico, but everything works fine. "Wm. Powell" <w.g.powell@att.net> wrote in message news:... >> Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> NNJ > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > NNJ === US model made in the US Geoff. Just to elaborate a bit Q - Are they made a Mazda, A - No Q - Are they made Overseas A - No, Us focus is made in the US Q - Does a foreign manufacture make them in the US A - No they are made by Ford Q - What is really under there A - A well engineered, well built Ford vehicle. Anymore questions, try to Post them here as well for a speedy response - www.ozfours.com > > Hi, > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > US model made in the US > Geoff. > Just to elaborate a bit > > Q - Are they made a Mazda, A - No > Q - Are they made Overseas A - No, Us focus is made in the US Uh, I hate to break it to you, but Hermosillo Mexico is not (yet) located in the USA. > Anymore questions, try to Post them here as well for a speedy response - > www.uselessinfo.com I guess if I want info that's wrong but speedy, I will. > > Just to elaborate a bit > > Q - Are they made a Mazda, A - No > > Q - Are they made Overseas A - No, Us focus is made in the US > Uh, I hate to break it to you, but Hermosillo Mexico is not (yet) > located in the USA. No, but Wayne, Michigan is. > > Anymore questions, try to Post them here as well for a speedy response - > > www.uselessinfo.com > I guess if I want info that's wrong but speedy, I will. I suppose a polite and helpful response would be too much to expect. Check the 11th character of your vehicle's VIN. R = Hermosillo, Mexico, W = Wayne, Michigan http://www.ofoc.ca/garage/vin.html http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-ford-vin-codes https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/vin_tools/default.asp Don -- Remember you told me to tell you when you were acting rudely and insensitively? Remember that? You're doing it right now. ~ Jim Sting, "War Games" computer nerd. > > > Just to elaborate a bit > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > No, but Wayne, Michigan is. Yes. Wayne, MI is where my Focus was built. Other Focus models sold in the USA are built in Hermosillo. Saying that US Focuses are made in the US is wrong, since some of them are built in Mexico. > > > Anymore questions, try to Post them here as well for a speedy response - > > > www.uselessinfo.com > > > I guess if I want info that's wrong but speedy, I will. > > I suppose a polite and helpful response would be too much to expect. I think my response was helpful- pointing out that the original poster's information was flat out wrong. If you don't like my response, please feel free to killfile me. In alt.autos.ford.focus, on the "Re: Newbie Ford Focus Question" thread, Don McC wrote: >Check the 11th character of your vehicle's VIN. >R = Hermosillo, Mexico, W = Wayne, Michigan Can't get close enough to see the VIN plate? Use this handy body style chart as a backup: Body Style Place of Manufacture 3-door hatch Hermosillo 4-door sedan Wayne 4-door wagon Wayne 5-door hatch Hermosillo (This is for North American (and maybe South America) markets -- the Europeans have their own manufacturing plants.)  SignatureBenjamin Robinson bjr7@freenet.tlh.fl.us This message may or may not contain sarcastic content; your burden to decide "I'm naked, clueless, and f-e-e-e-ling good!" -- Ratbert In alt.autos.ford.focus Benjamin Robinson <bjr7@freenet.tlh.fl.us>: > In alt.autos.ford.focus, on the "Re: Newbie Ford Focus Question" thread, Don > McC wrote: >>Check the 11th character of your vehicle's VIN. >>R = Hermosillo, Mexico, W = Wayne, Michigan > Can't get close enough to see the VIN plate? Use this handy body style > chart as a backup: > Body Style Place of Manufacture > 3-door hatch Hermosillo > 4-door sedan Wayne > 4-door wagon Wayne > 5-door hatch Hermosillo > (This is for North American (and maybe South America) markets -- the > Europeans have their own manufacturing plants.) AFAIK European Focus are built in: Saarlouis (Germany) or Valencia (Spain). Dunno which model were or if there's any distinction at all? Anyway this is just body&assembly the engine may be made somewhere else in addition to many other parts manufactured elsewhere in the world. Mine according to FIN in Saarlouis, even if the engine (2.0l manual) runs as if it had been made by Cosworth UK (AFAIK). ;-) SignatureMichael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: EDD27B94) mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' #bofh excuse 5: static from plastic slide rules In alt.autos.ford.focus, on the "Re: Newbie Ford Focus Question" thread, >AFAIK European Focus are built in: > >Saarlouis (Germany) or Valencia (Spain). Cool. Does this include UK Focii, or are you speaking of Continental Europe? SignatureBenjamin Robinson bjr7@freenet.tlh.fl.us This message may or may not contain sarcastic content; your burden to decide "I'm naked, clueless, and f-e-e-e-ling good!" -- Ratbert I think that most Europeans think of UK as being part of Europe. Most of the British think of UK as not being a part of Europe when talking about cars. Most British still think that UK market Fords are still made in Dagenham or Wales or Liverpool or somewhere in UK anyway. Mine was built in Saarlouis and I am very pleased with the quality for the price............. Don't think Ford build any cars in UK any more. Still build engines and manage to find loads of crappy dealers and Ford still the topseller in UK but no factories left. Our highly skilled and talented car people are too expensive for Ford - not so for Nissan (Sunderland Northeast England) and Honda (Swindon Southwest(ish) England and I believe Toyota (somewhere in Midlands?) - all top quality, efficient units. Japanese cars are built here in UK for the home market in Japan - best quality at the best price? BMW build the Mini here - a great success story too for BMW and the Germans. If you want quality, you have to pay for it.............................. Justin Case > In alt.autos.ford.focus, on the "Re: Newbie Ford Focus Question" thread, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Cool. Does this include UK Focii, or are you speaking of Continental > Europe? :>In alt.autos.ford.focus, on the "Re: Newbie Ford Focus Question" thread, Don :>McC wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] :>(This is for North American (and maybe South America) markets -- the :>Europeans have their own manufacturing plants.) Also the SVT Focus, both 3 door and 5 door were assembled in Hermosillo. me/2 >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >NNJ The other way around this time, actually the Mazda 3 and Volvo S40 are both based on the newer European Focus platforms. The North American Focus is based on the original platform. The newer 2005 NA Foci have engines designed by Mazda. |
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