Euro Ford Focus spotted in North America

The European Ford Focus has been photographed in testing in Mexico by a quick-thinking member of the Mopar-Extreme discussion forums. Ford launched this second-generation Focus in Europe in early 2005, but decided not to sell in North America. While the reason for this decision was never made clear by the Detroit-based automaker, it is widely speculated that Ford worried the car would cannibalize sales of the Volvo S40 and Mazda3, which share the same platform. While these images don't necessarily mean Ford is working on a version of the car for North America, they certainly give Ford fans something to think about. Images after the jump...