Ford updating Focus compact to boost slow sales

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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is giving its Focus compact car a small face-lift and a more fuel-efficient engine as it tries to boost sluggish sales in the U.S.

The Focus, which Ford bills as the top-selling vehicle name in the world, will get some cosmetic updates inside and out for 2015. Ford will also equip it with the 1-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine that’s now available in Europe.

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