Ford Focus is the world’s best-selling car

According to Polk’s data of registered vehicles around the world, the Ford Focus is retaining its lead after the first quarter of 2013, the latest data available.

The Ford Focus has seen an increase in its sale in the UK, Brazil, and China to lead other cars in sales. Ford Focus has had an 18% in sales in the first quarter of this year compared to last year.

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288,724 units of the car have been sold already in 2013. Of these, 25,081 units were sold in the UK. Ford Focus has had an 18% increase in sales in Brazil where it sold 7,227 units of the car.

Obviously, the Ford Focus had its highest sales in China where it had a 153% increase from the first quarter of 2012 to sell 104,065 units in the first quarter of 2013.

Vice President of marketing, sales, and service for Ford of Europe, Roelant de Waard has claimed that the stats have shown their acceptability with customers.

“Our global Focus has struck a chord with customers around the world because it offers remarkable technologies, excellent fuel economy and performance, super driving dynamics and all at a very competitive price,” he said.

He also believed that continued development is the foundation on which the model’s success is built. It has been announced that Ford Focus will be the first non-hybrid car to achieve 99g/km CO₂ emissions with its 1.0litre EcoBoost engine when it is available next year.

 “Continual development has been critical to the Focus’ global success, as demonstrated by the new Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost with 99g/km CO₂ that will launch in Europe early next year,” he said.

“More powerful than a first generation Ford Focus with a 1.6-litre engine from less than 10 years ago while producing 47 percent less CO₂, it’s a testament to Focus development never standing still.” Waard said.

Ford now produces the Ford Focus from 9 plants around the world which has given it the ability to produce about two Focus cars per minute.

Ford Focus was also the best-selling car in the year 2012 as it reportedly sold 1.06 million units. Toyota disagreed with the stats though saying its Corolla brand outsold the Ford Focus by about 140,000 units.

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