Ford has released the first images of the 2012 Focus wagon, ahead of its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

Set to account for nearly 33 percent of Focus sales in Europe, the wagon features attractive styling, integrated roof rails, and a self-closing tailgate.

According to Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of Product development, "Our next generation of C-cars shows how Ford is using its global resources to develop at least ten new models or derivatives from the same platform globally. The Focus wagon is the next model to be revealed, and is particularly significant for the European market as more than a third of our C-car customers here prefer a wagon bodystyle."

While Ford is staying mum on details, the company announced the wagon will be offered with four-cylinder EcoBoost engines [...]

Do you love the Ford GT? Were you bummed because it was never designed to be a real racer? If so, you might want to check out the 2010 Matech GT1.

While details are limited, the car is based on a prototype that the Swiss racing team ran in 2009. According to test driver Thomas Mutsch, "The car is completely new [...]

We've already shared with you the initial details on Ford's European flavored 2011 Focus that was unwrapped at this week's Detroit automotive gathering, but now we've got three new videos as well as real-life pictures of both the five-door hatchback and four-door sedan variants that you can check out right after the jump. The all-new Focus will be almost identical in all markets and is set to go on sale on both sides of the pond in early 2011.



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Ford will introduce the redesigned Focus and updated Lincoln MKX at North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Set to be launched as a 2012 model, the next-generation Focus will have a truly global design as "it will look the same in the United States, Europe and Asia." While details are limited, we can expect European-inspired styling and a vastly improved interior. Reports suggests it will resemble the Focus-based C-Max introduced in Frankfurt.

Engine options will likely include a 1.0-liter with 89 hp to 108 hp, a 1.6-liter with 170 hp, and a 2.0-liter with at least 230 hp [...]

Now that you've seen the photos and read the (official) specs on the highly anticipated 2011 Ford Mustang GT, here's some audioluscious video footage of the reborn 5.0. The first clip contains driving and static shots of the pony car while the second video shows a dyno test of its 412-horsepower 5.0-liter 32-valve V8 engine [...]

Here are three videos of the Volkswagen Scirocco R vs the Ford Focus RS. The first two come from the Germans at D-Motor and the second, after the jump, is Autocar’s verdict on how the Scirocco R compares to the Focus RS [...]

Ford Motor Company and noted rally masters M-Sport have pulled the veil off their latest collaborative rally machine, the Fiesta S2000. It's their first global rally car, and as such will be able to compete in a whole bevy of international competitions ranging from IRC to the S2000 World Cup to Aatos and Aamu's Finnish Tree Bash [...]

FoMoCo has previously said that 90 percent of its line-up will feature its new EcoBoost fuel-saving engines by 2013. Nearly 80 percent of Ford’s global nameplates will have an available EcoBoost option [...]

After unveiling the Ford Figo in India, FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally headed to China to announce that the company is building a fourth plant in the country that will produce the next-generation Ford Focus for the consumers there.

The $490 million investment in Chongqing is the third joint venture between Ford and Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) and is scheduled for completion in 2012.

The new plant will have an initial capacity of 150,000 units per year, increasing annual capacity at CFMA to 600,000 units by 2012. Ford said it will introduce four new vehicles for the Chinese market over the next three years.

We’ll see the next-generation Ford Focus at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January.

Click through for the press release for more details.


Press Release:

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES NEW FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY PLANT TO EXPAND PRODUCTION IN CHINA

* Ford Motor Company’s successful joint venture in China – Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) – is building a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chongqing, scheduled for completion in 2012

* The significant investment, valued at $490 million (RMB 3.34 billion), underscores Ford’s commitment to aggressively expand in the Asia Pacific and Africa region

* The highly flexible 1-million-square-meter manufacturing facility begins production of Ford’s next-generation Ford Focus in 2012 and will be capable of producing a diversified range of products in the future

* The new plant initially will be capable of manufacturing 150,000 vehicles per year, increasing annual capacity at CFMA operations to 600,000 units by 2012 [...]

Ford of Europe has released the first official images of the all-new Ford C-MAX, which will make its global debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The show opens to the public between September 17 and 27, 2009 [...]

The Ford Focus RS takes on the Nurburgring in this video, going at a spectacular speed, driven by Horst von Saurma from Germany’s Sport Auto magazine. The Focus RS lapped the Nurburgring in 8 minutes, 26 seconds, a big difference from the Focus ST with 225hp back in 2005 which did 8:51 minutes.

The Focus RS in Europe is equipped with a 2.5 litre turbocharged engine with 300 hp and six-speed manual transmission [...]

The 2010 Ford Taurus is barely into its launch, but plans are already being laid for the next-gen model. In what should be a surprise to no one, the next Taurus is expected to be smaller than the current car [...]

I don’t recommend you watch this video if you get car sick, but otherwise, let the race begin! At the wheel of this Opel Astra is Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall driver in the BTCC championship. While he’s the only one likely to drive an Astra like this, he beats the Volkswagen Golf and the Ford Focus, saying “get a move on” as he overtakes one [...]

The 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine under the hood of the 2009 Ford Focus RS definitely gives it an edge over many of its rivals. The folks at Fifth Gear think that the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X can definitely give the Focus RS some strong competition so they decided to put the two cars head-to-head in a series of tests… on a track.
 
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For the longest time Ford wasn't even breathing a word related to the Focus RS. Then suddenly a flood of information came through, including confirmation that the RS would make a return after a six year hiatus [...]