Just read on Autoworld in that the Malaysian Automotive Association had revealed the sales of vehicles in year 2013. The breakdown is by brand only as the Malaysian Competition Act disallows car manufacturers to reveal figures of specific models(which surprised some quarters).

Overall, Ford did pretty well this year as the sales of Focus and Fiesta were reported to have increased by 50% last year which is the best sales record (for Ford) so far.

Breakdown of sales by brand in year 2013 by MAA as reported on Autoworld :-
1. Perodua (196,071 units)
2. Proton (138,753 units)
3. Toyota (91,185 units)
4. Honda
5. Nissan
6. Mitsubishi (12,348 units)
7. Hyundai (12,217 units)
8. Isuzu (12,061 units)
9. Ford (10,660 units)
10. Volkswagen (9,538 units)
11. Mazda (9,197 units)

Wow, you're really hardcore fan of ford, don't you?
My gf own fiesta ( chilli orange) while I own the red focus. Focus are more comfortable I terms of space and features and it's equally fun to drive both cars in my opinion.

Ford focus manufacturing video



0304125, remember i mentioned that the front column is detachable?
U can see in this video.

Woah!! Very sakit neh!
The dent is quite serious. The paint loss also, even the primer is gone.
I would send to garage rather than service center lor.
Maybe other sifu can comment?

Finally got the time to watch this 5 minutes video. I'm impressed by the technology they used, so advanced! Anyway I didn't notice what front column you talking about? At which minutes/second?

Hi All, new White Ford Focus Titanium+ owner here... I love my new car!!! But unfortunately when it was delivered today my Odometer showed 999999 (MAX) on its mileage. So tomorrow my sales person will be sending over to Ford to have it fixed... sigh and I was sooo looking forward to taking it out for a nice spin on my holidays today.

Anyone heard of this problem before?

Just an update. The Ford Focus truly impresses with exceptional handling and smooth driving. I mentioned smooth because, due to some complaints on the shuddering or jerking of the Powershift transmission, fortunately and surprisingly, the transmission on my vehicle now shifts very smoothly without any noticeable or annoying jerks. Almost like a CVT! Mileage is currently about 5000km. I was at the service centre today and apparently another Focus user with current mileage above 20,000km informed the shuddering on his vehicle is very prominent since day 1 he got the car. He went through a software update earlier but that didn't resolve the jerk, and today he had just gone for another software update. Somehow I think the extent or seriousness of the shudder or jerks vary with different vehicles. Not too sure what causes this though? Most important is my vehicle now drives exceptionally well without any shuddering at low speeds. No more grinding sound too which is great. I hope it remains that way for a long time.

Also, I just complained on the friction sound from the steering wheel again, and the foremen who checked on it were almost certained that the clock spring is faulty, and the part has been ordered. After this steering wheel issue is fixed, my vehicle would be perfect. :-)

The Focus is surely a vehicle for people who enjoy driving. For those who are looking at the Focus, I strongly recommend that you put it highly in your shortlist. The concern on shuddering/jerking at low speeds and grinding sound is something that I cannot seem to explain. But to my knowledge, not every vehicle has these issues.

My Sport+ is at 20k mileage now and I love everything about it except for one unbearable thing. It vibrates and shudders way too much and badly at idle, RPM is at 750+ when idle. It almost feels like I'm driving a 20 year old car with bad engine mountings.

Already done my 2nd service and they found a transmission oil leak. They said they can't do anything about the engine vibration and shivers. Honestly, it's beginning to annoy me. Every new passenger will comment on it making the whole issue seem worse..

Anyone got anything feedback regarding the Sony sound system on the Focus? Ok ka?

Hi Rooks... for test drive you can go to the Ford showroom in PJ, the one facing the federal highway. I did my first test drive there, but bought from Trio Mantap after they gave me the best discount.

My Sport+ is at 20k mileage now and I love everything about it except for one unbearable thing. It vibrates and shudders way too much and badly at idle, RPM is at 750+ when idle. It almost feels like I'm driving a 20 year old car with bad engine mountings.

Already done my 2nd service and they found a transmission oil leak. They said they can't do anything about the engine vibration and shivers. Honestly, it's beginning to annoy me. Every new passenger will comment on it making the whole issue seem worse..