Ford Focus production ends after 27 years

Family hatchback has been axed as Ford looks to electrify its European line-up

Production of the Ford Focus has come to an end after 27 years and 12 million sales.
The news was circulated by Ford employees on social media and German broadcaster Saarländischer Rundfunk as the final Focus left the production line.
The decision to axe the long-running family hatchback was announced in 2022, as Ford sought to accelerate the transition of its European line-up to electric models.
The Focus has effectively been replaced by the Explorer and Capri, a pair of similarly sized electric crossovers based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB architecture.
The move also means that the Focus factory in Saarlouis, Germany, no longer builds any cars. Ford previously said it has no plans to build a new model in Saarlouis and it has yet to announce a buyer for the plant, leaving its future in doubt.
Although the Focus has been discontinued, Autocar recently reported that Ford is looking to fill the gap it has