Byline: Bradford Wernle
Some critics at the Paris show thought the new Ford Focus looked too plain, but J Mays likes to think of the lines as simple and timeless.
Mays, who is global design chief for Ford Motor Co., believes the Focus, along with other vehicles in the Ford stable such as the new Land Rover Discovery 3, represent simple, classic design that will stand the test of time.
Lewis Booth, Ford of Europe chairman, thinks the Focus design is right for what the car has to do - follow one of the most successful cars in Ford of Europe history, the original Focus, which represented 35 percent of the brand's sales.
Booth said it is an …
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