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10-06-2005, 06:49 PM
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Most powerful Focus road car on sale this year<O:p</O:p
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Production of the new <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com /><st1:Street><st1:address><FONT face=Arial>Ford Focus ST</FONT></st1:address></st1:Street><FONT face=Arial> began today at Ford's assembly plant in </FONT><ST1<IMG class=inlineimg title=l<st1:City>Saarlouis</st1:City> , <st1:country-region>Germany</st1:country-region></ST1:p. The new model is due to go on sale later this year and will be offered in all European countries.<O:p</O:p
Ford plans to manufacture more than 3,600 new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> vehicles through this year. The <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> will share the same assembly line as the regular Ford Focus and the Focus C-MAX, both produced in Saarlouis.<O:p</O:p
The plant has made several modifications to enable ST production. An additional area was installed in the body shop with welding and laser equipment to add A-pillar crash-reinforcement and heat shield fixing. The paint shop installed a new 'electric orange' colour system. New hoists and extraction systems for the ST operations have been fitted to the customer service area of the plant. In addition, the conveyor, connecting the plant with the adjacent supplier park, was adjusted to allow the transport of the new Recaro sport seats and the double tube exhaust system of the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street>. <O:p</O:p
Ford has invested more than 750 million Euros over the last four years in the Saarlouis plant. The facility was the lead plant for launching the Focus C-MAX in 2003, the second generation Ford Focus in 2004 and now the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street>.<O:p</O:p
The Saarlouis plant is one of Ford's most efficient in <ST1:place>Europe</ST1:place> , operating at close to 100 per cent capacity. Producing vehicles on three shifts at a rate of 1,810 units a day, there were more than 370,000 vehicles made in Saarlouis last year. The plant employs approximately 6,800 people.
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Saarlouis, together with assembly plants in <st1:country-region><ST1:pValencia</ST1:pl</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region><ST1:pSpain</ST1:p</st1:country-region>, and <ST1:p<st1:City>St. Petersburg</st1:City>, <st1:country-region>Russia</st1:country-region></ST1:p, are the three Ford facilities in <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p that produce the Focus, Ford's most successful model in <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p. More than 3.3 million Ford Focus models have been sold across <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p since the car's launch in 1998. <O:p</O:p
Fast and practical, the <st1:Street><st1:address>Ford Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> offers a no-compromise package for the performance car driver, while offering a welcome dash of refinement for everyday driving, too. Powered by a turbocharged 2.5 litre 5-cylinder <st1:Street><st1:address>Duratec ST</st1:address></st1:Street> engine with 225 PS, the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> is the most powerful Focus roadcar Ford has ever launched.<O:p</O:p
With the introduction of the <st1:Street><st1:address>Fiesta ST</st1:address></st1:Street> in 2004, Ford TeamRS began to redefine Ford's performance models. The exciting new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> is a significant evolution of Ford's ST brand, delivering an addictive personality combined with high performance.
source:http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2051006.007<O:p</O:p
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Most powerful Focus road car on sale this year<O:p</O:p
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Production of the new <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com /><st1:Street><st1:address><FONT face=Arial>Ford Focus ST</FONT></st1:address></st1:Street><FONT face=Arial> began today at Ford's assembly plant in </FONT><ST1<IMG class=inlineimg title=l<st1:City>Saarlouis</st1:City> , <st1:country-region>Germany</st1:country-region></ST1:p. The new model is due to go on sale later this year and will be offered in all European countries.<O:p</O:p
Ford plans to manufacture more than 3,600 new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> vehicles through this year. The <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> will share the same assembly line as the regular Ford Focus and the Focus C-MAX, both produced in Saarlouis.<O:p</O:p
The plant has made several modifications to enable ST production. An additional area was installed in the body shop with welding and laser equipment to add A-pillar crash-reinforcement and heat shield fixing. The paint shop installed a new 'electric orange' colour system. New hoists and extraction systems for the ST operations have been fitted to the customer service area of the plant. In addition, the conveyor, connecting the plant with the adjacent supplier park, was adjusted to allow the transport of the new Recaro sport seats and the double tube exhaust system of the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street>. <O:p</O:p
Ford has invested more than 750 million Euros over the last four years in the Saarlouis plant. The facility was the lead plant for launching the Focus C-MAX in 2003, the second generation Ford Focus in 2004 and now the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street>.<O:p</O:p
The Saarlouis plant is one of Ford's most efficient in <ST1:place>Europe</ST1:place> , operating at close to 100 per cent capacity. Producing vehicles on three shifts at a rate of 1,810 units a day, there were more than 370,000 vehicles made in Saarlouis last year. The plant employs approximately 6,800 people.
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Saarlouis, together with assembly plants in <st1:country-region><ST1:pValencia</ST1:pl</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region><ST1:pSpain</ST1:p</st1:country-region>, and <ST1:p<st1:City>St. Petersburg</st1:City>, <st1:country-region>Russia</st1:country-region></ST1:p, are the three Ford facilities in <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p that produce the Focus, Ford's most successful model in <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p. More than 3.3 million Ford Focus models have been sold across <ST1:pEurope</ST1:p since the car's launch in 1998. <O:p</O:p
Fast and practical, the <st1:Street><st1:address>Ford Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> offers a no-compromise package for the performance car driver, while offering a welcome dash of refinement for everyday driving, too. Powered by a turbocharged 2.5 litre 5-cylinder <st1:Street><st1:address>Duratec ST</st1:address></st1:Street> engine with 225 PS, the new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> is the most powerful Focus roadcar Ford has ever launched.<O:p</O:p
With the introduction of the <st1:Street><st1:address>Fiesta ST</st1:address></st1:Street> in 2004, Ford TeamRS began to redefine Ford's performance models. The exciting new <st1:Street><st1:address>Focus ST</st1:address></st1:Street> is a significant evolution of Ford's ST brand, delivering an addictive personality combined with high performance.
source:http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2051006.007<O:p</O:p