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Configuration
| Specification | Ford Focus | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Manufacturer | Ford[source]Ford Focus · Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Production | 1998–2025[source]Ford Focus · Production | 1959–present[source] |
| Model years | 2000–2018 (North America)[source]Ford Focus · Model years | — |
| Class | Small family car / Compact car ( C )[source] |
Truck[source] |
| Body style | 3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan/saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupe (US) 2-door coupé-cabriolet (Europe)[source]Ford Focus · Body style | — |
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| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (Mk 3 RS Only)[source]Ford Focus · Layout | FR layout[source] |
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| Predecessor | Ford Escort (Europe, North America and Argentina ) Ford Laser (Asia and Oceania)[source]Ford Focus · Predecessor | — |
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| Successor | Ford Kuga (indirect)[source]Ford Focus · Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] |
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| National origin | German and British teams[source]Germany and United Kingdom; every source-named partner retained | — |
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| Assembly | — | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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