Ford’s European sales have went up by 20.4% last month compared to the same period in 2014, marking their best month of November in the Old Continent in six years.
The American car manufacturer sold 101,500 vehicles in its 20 main EU markets, specifically Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.
These are the European countries where Ford is currently being represented through national sales companies.
“We are finishing 2015 with a lot of momentum and well positioned for an even better 2016”, said Roelant de Waard, marketing and sales VP Ford of Europe. “The new range – from our new family cars, to our performance line-up, to our SUVs and commercial vehicles – is attracting new customers and really changing our brand image.”
The Blue Oval’s total vehicle market share in those 20 markets grew by 0.4% to 7.9% in November and is 8.1% up year-to-date. Also in November, total market share went up to 7.6% across all 50 European markets, an improvement of 0.7%.
In terms of model sales, over 12,000 customers have ordered the all-new Mustang, while sales for the all-new Mondeo went up 350% last month and have increased by 76% year-to-date. The C-Max and Fiesta have also done well, especially the latter which found approximately 288,900 new owners in 2015, edging out the Renault Clio and VW Polo.
As for the Kuga SUV, deliveries went up 25% last month and 19% year-to-date, for a total o 93,000 deliveries. This is the Kuga’s best year since the first-gen model was launched in 2008.
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