Ford announces plans to kill off the Focus

Car Dealer reported earlier this month that the Blue Oval had cut production at its Saarlouis site in Germany, where the Focus is made, putting the future of the model in doubt.

It has now been confirmed that the Focus will bow out in 2025 as the firm looks to shift towards the creation of more electric vehicles.

It hasn’t stated whether or not the Saarlouis site will close, but bosses say that it will be the ‘beginning of a new process to develop future site use opportunities both within Ford and outside of Ford.’

The news comes as Ford announced that it would be using its plant in Valencia, Spain, to produce vehicles based on a ‘next-generation’ electric vehicle architecture.

It has also revealed a $2bn (circa £1.6bn) investment plan for its Cologne site, which will start producing electric vehicles next year.

By 2026, Ford plans to sell 600,000 electric vehicles each year in Europe.

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