Ford to move production of Focus, C-Max from Michigan Assembly

President Obama with the Focus at the Michigan Assembly Plant in January. (Reuters)

July 09, 2015 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. today said its Michigan Assembly Plant will stop building the Focus and C-Max in 2018, in a sign that the automaker sees slow demand for small cars to continue in the foreseeable future.

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