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No more Ford Focus🚗

A press release said, “after nearly 30 years on the road, Ford has announced that Focus production will end in November 2025 as the brand shifts towards electric vehicles. Introduced in 1998, the Focus has been a staple on UK roads, renowned for its versatility and performance.”

Here are the other most recent and confirmed Ford plant closures or production pauses:

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Saarlouis, Germany plant

  • Ford will stop Focus production at the Saarlouis assembly plant in 2025, with no replacement model planned. The company may sell the facility or repurpose it, but vehicle assembly halts next year.

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Louisville Assembly Plant (Kentucky, USA)

  • This plant will shut down late in 2025 for a major overhaul lasting about 8–10 months. The pause is linked to discontinuing the Escape and retooling for future models like Bronco Sport.

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F‑150 Lightning assembly plant

  • Ford is idling its EV plant responsible for the F‑150 Lightning for seven weeks starting mid-November, resuming early next year. Though technically a pause, it results in a temporary shutdown this winter.

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Other European operations:

  • Ford is cutting 2,900 jobs in Cologne, Germany through 2027, and reducing around 4,000 jobs across Europe, primarily in Germany and the UK — though the overall Cologne plant remains open  .
  • Some of Ford’s European plants, like Almussafes in Valencia, are operating at reduced capacity but aren’t shutting down.

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Summarized list:


Plant

Status

When

Saarlouis, Germany

Ceasing Focus assembly, exploring other uses

2025

Louisville, KY, USA

Closing for retooling

Late 2025–8–10 months

F‑150 Lightning EV plant

Temporarily idling

Mid-Nov–early next year

Cologne, Germany (E‑vehicles/EU reductions)

Job cuts (not full closure)

Through 2027

Almussafes, Spain

Production reduced but not closing

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