<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/carbuying/" rel="tag">Car Buying</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/2009-ford-focus-coupe-snow-review-630.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></span></div>
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Further proof that Cash for Clunkers is fueling sales of small cars comes today by way of Ford. The Blue Oval is reportedly cranking up production of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/">Focus compact</a> in order to satisfy demand. Shortly after the government's scrappage plan was launched, news came that the Ford Focus was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/03/report-ford-focus-is-top-selling-cash-for-clunkers-car-nearly/">top-selling nameplate</a> on Cash for Clunkers trade-ins, though it was subsequently replaced by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/06/government-credits-180-000-sales-to-cash-for-clunkers-incentive/">Toyota Corolla</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/07/report-escape-puts-ford-back-atop-cash-for-clunkers-sales-pileu/">Ford's own Escape</a>.<br />
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No matter what vehicle is benefiting the most from C4C, we're sure the hard hit auto workers at the Wayne Assembly plant will appreciate the overtime, which will run from now through the end of September and will result in an additional 6,400 Focuses rolling down the line. For those interested in the numbers, Ford reported a 44-percent increase in Focus sales in July over the previous month.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/">Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/00_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/01_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/02_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/03_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/04_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Photos Copyright (C)2008 John Neff / Weblogs, Inc.</small></span><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20090812/ANA05/908129964/1254">Automotive News</a> - Sub. Req.]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/">Ford cranks up Focus production to meet C4C demand</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autonews.com/article/20090812/ANA05/908129964/1254>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19127487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></span></div>
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Further proof that Cash for Clunkers is fueling sales of small cars comes today by way of Ford. The Blue Oval is reportedly cranking up production of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/05/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/">Focus compact</a> in order to satisfy demand. Shortly after the government's scrappage plan was launched, news came that the Ford Focus was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/03/report-ford-focus-is-top-selling-cash-for-clunkers-car-nearly/">top-selling nameplate</a> on Cash for Clunkers trade-ins, though it was subsequently replaced by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/06/government-credits-180-000-sales-to-cash-for-clunkers-incentive/">Toyota Corolla</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/07/report-escape-puts-ford-back-atop-cash-for-clunkers-sales-pileu/">Ford's own Escape</a>.<br />
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No matter what vehicle is benefiting the most from C4C, we're sure the hard hit auto workers at the Wayne Assembly plant will appreciate the overtime, which will run from now through the end of September and will result in an additional 6,400 Focuses rolling down the line. For those interested in the numbers, Ford reported a 44-percent increase in Focus sales in July over the previous month.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/">Review: 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/00_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/01_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/02_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/03_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-ford-focus-ses-coupe/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/04_2009focuscoupe_gar_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Photos Copyright (C)2008 John Neff / Weblogs, Inc.</small></span><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20090812/ANA05/908129964/1254">Automotive News</a> - Sub. Req.]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/">Ford cranks up Focus production to meet C4C demand</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autonews.com/article/20090812/ANA05/908129964/1254>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19127487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/13/ford-cranks-up-focus-production-to-meet-c4c-demand/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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