In South America, Ford has had to face protectionist government measures in each country, with the result that it built different models in different countries, with particular attention to streamlining and economies of scale inherent in production, and similar vehicles of exchange between nations. In many cases, new vehicles in the country were based on those from other manufacturers it had entered into an agreement with the production, or whose factories it had acquired. For example, Corcel and del Rey in Brazil were originally based on the cars Renault.
In 1987, Ford, Ford Brazil and Argentina to combine its operations with those of Volkswagen to create a company called Autolatina, with which it shared models. Data on sales and profitability were disappointing, and Autolatina was dissolved in 1995. With the advent of Mercosur, a regional common market, Ford, finally, an opportunity to streamline its products in those countries. Thus, Ford Fiesta and Ford EcoSport only built in Brazil, and the Ford Focus only built in Argentina, with each plant exporting in large quantities to neighboring countries. Models of Ford Mondeo from Europe could now be imported completely established. Ford Brazil produces a pick-up truck version of the Fiesta, "Courier", which is also produced in South Africa as the Ford bantam in the right-hand drive versions.