Even though Ford’s diminutive cars are going global, the European versions are breaking cover ahead of the North dweller versions. We’ve caught the five-door hatchback version of the 2011 Focus but not the four-door sedan that module be the bread-and-butter compact in North America (there module be no more two-door coupe). It’s the same situation with the Focus-based C-Max multi-activity vehicle, which makes its entry at the Frankfurt Motor Show September 15.

Ford excited the C-Max with the iosis MAX construct unveiled at the Geneva show early this year. It employs Martin Smith’s \”kinetic\” design that module rule the look of virtually all orbicular Fords from midsize on down in the reaching years.

Competitors in North America module allow the Mazda5 and the 2012 Chevrolet Orlando. Its entry into the U.S. market also reflects Ford’s belief that the C-segment, or compact size, module overtake the C/D/midsize (Fusion) segment as the frequent car filler here in the reaching decade. General Motors concurs with Ford on this point.