[FiestaFan]

Again most buyers won't know it's not a "real" US car because it's a Ford, and Ford generally equals American.

And if I wanted to be an even bigger smartass I'd opine that the Mk1 Focus and Fiesta ARE members of the US Ford family, adopted ones but members nonetheless.

Ford is a company, Ford wants to have a coherent range and so that means giving the Fiesta a different grille. Very few companies would want products that are all over the place and don't form a coherent whole as a brand because, long term, it confuses customers.

If anything you touch on an interesting point; One Ford means the Focus, Fiesta, Mondeo/Fusion etc. will be designed in Europe AND America and elsewhere to ensure a product that is optimal for all markets. The Fiesta was designed to be optimal for Europe more than anything else and as a result some changes need to be made for it to make a better business case in America.