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Ford’s new Fiesta sub-compact is about to go on sale across the country and just around the corner is a new global Focus. Both of these European designed cars will be manufactured in North America for the first time and there is much more to come, including exporting these locally built models back to Europe and other global markets.

The new move is all part of Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s “One Ford” strategy to sell the same vehicles in various global markets with only minor differentiation. America’s weak dollar has also helped accelerate plans to start production of European models in North America and then...

Ford’s new Fiesta sub-compact is about to go on sale across the country and just around the corner is a new global Focus. Both of these European designed cars will be manufactured in North America for the first time, but this is just the start of a new Ford of Europe invasion.

Also headed our way is a new minivan/MPV called the C-MAX as well as a compact crossover called the Kuga. According to latest reports, the Kuga is a very important model for Ford’s North American operations.

Ford will reportedly move production of the compact SUV from Europe to the U.S. to take advantage of lower labor costs and the weaker dollar....