Ford announced earlier this year that it was ending Focus production in Europe this November. That includes the coveted Focus ST, one of the last hot hatchbacks sold with a manual transmission, but your opportunity to order one is dwindling. Ford has filled the order books for ST production in the United Kingdom.
Ford UK told Autocar, “There are no new factory orders available for the Focus ST at the moment.” That comment suggests the automaker could reopen the order books before production officially wraps six months from now, but there’s no way to prevent the inevitable. The Focus and the Focus ST are dead by the end of the year, and the company has no direct successor ready to take its place.
The inability to order a new Focus ST in the UK won’t prevent you from buying one. The automaker also told the publication that there were around 170 STs unsold in the dealer network. Motor1 reached out to Ford to see if the Focus ST is still available to order elsewhere in Europe. We’ll update this story if we hear back.
Ford has been killing off its sedans and hatches for the last few years. Mondeo production, which was the Fusion in the US, ended in 2022, two years after Ford pulled the model from American showrooms. The Fiesta died in 2023, and now it’s the Focus’s time to exit the brand’s portfolio, including the fun and enjoyable Focus ST.
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