Ford cuts the small car down to size

Moving Focus production to China “allows us to free up a lot of capital,”says Joe Hinrichs.

Michael Martinez

June 26, 2017 05:00 AM

DETROIT — If you want to know how Ford Motor Co. feels about the car segment in North America, look no further than the Focus.

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