Dear God you people don't listen.
It's quite clear neither of you have read anything about what's happened at Ford in the last two years. You're basing
every single one of your assumptions on outdated facts and outdated information. Ford has been revolutionized. The old culture, if not completely destroyed, is being eradicated, Ford's global design and engineering programs are being unified more than any other company in the world and they're overall very little like the company of 10 years ago.
Quit using the '08 Focus example too because that's no longer valid. The decision to make the '08 Focus a reskin instead of the EU model was made by the old administration under Bill Ford, which definitely was still protecting its turf. But I believe (it's in a couple articles from two or so years back) that when Mulally came in one of the first things he observed (with bewilderment) was how the American and European Focuses were completely different cars. Thanks to him Ford is now committed to global models even if there are slight regional differences.
You guys are right to be wary of Ford but you're both completely unwilling to consider the pretty overwhelming evidence that the company is transformed and the past mistakes of the Focus will never be repeated.
Here are some articles that were actually written in the last two years that serve as proof:
Ford 1979 vs. Ford 2009: What's Changed? | The Truth About Cars
Can Alan Mulally save Ford? - May. 11, 2009
Car wars: how Alan Mulally kept Ford ahead of its rivals | Business | The Guardian
And an interesting one on the reasons why EU and American cars by necessity have some fundamental differences:
One Ford for the Whole World - WSJ.com