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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Ford Focus Name Set To Return As SUV By 2027
Caption: Ford Focus Name Set To Return As SUV By 2027. The Ford Focus may be on its way out, but reports suggest the famous name won’t disappear for long. After more than 25 years in the compact car market, production of the hatchback ends this November with the closure of Ford’s Saarlouis plant in Germany. But according to Autocar, Ford plans to revive the Focus as a mid-size SUV, launching in 2027. The model is expected to be built at the company’s Valencia plant in Spain, which has capacity for 300,000 vehicles a year. The new Focus SUV will not replace the existing Kuga — known as the Escape in the US — but will sit alongside it in showrooms. It’s likely to feature multiple powertrain options, from hybrids to fully electric versions, and could share mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems with the Kuga. The vehicle will ride on Ford’s C2 platform, the same architecture underpinning models like the Bronco Sport, Maverick, Mondeo — and the outgoing Focus itself. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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