Ford to Shift Production of Focus to China
Ford’s production of its Focus compact for the U.S. market is now headed for China—not Mexico—as the car maker seeks cost savings globally even as the Trump administration works to keep automotive jobs at home. Last year, Ford said it would move its once-hot Focus to Mexico in 2018.
.. The auto maker, which already makes Focuses in China, said building the next-generation Focus there rather than in an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, would save the company $500 million. Ford said relocating the Focus wouldn’t result in any job losses at the Michigan plant.