The Ford Focus model has become – according to Ford – the world`s best-selling car after a little over a year-and-a-half in production, reports Associated Press (24/7/00).

The company sold around 228,000 within the period from December through to April in about 60 countries, outselling the previous top-selling car – the VW Golf – by 24,000. Since the month of April, Ford also increased North American production, with the company rolling off its millionth Focus in June, in Cologne, Germany.

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Unlike General Motors and the Chrysler side of DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford is selling the Focus in the US without rebates.

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