The popular hatchback from Ford is not coming to South Africa and we have an official comment from the Blue Oval.

When the new Ford Focus was revealed back in April 2018, we were impressed with what it had to offer, on paper at least. We had the chance to drive the newcomer in France in the middle of 2018 and came away impressed.

Hannes Oosthuizen had this say, "Suffice to sayFord has certainly done its homework: the new Focus once again moves the goalposts for ride/handling in this segment, but it’s far from a one-trick pony. Refinement and comfort levels are exceptional and there’s a far nicer sense of subtle style and quiet confidence about this new Focus, compared with its somewhat-brash predecessor."

Now it has come to light that the popular hatchback will not be coming to South Africa after all.

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Further Reading

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Ford Focus (2018) International Launch Review