Ford sales in Europe climbed sharply in September – pushing its market share to a three-year high – on strong demand for Ford’s new passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
Ford’s European vehicle sales increased 12 per cent to nearly 130,000 vehicles for the month – almost double the industry growth of 6.8 per cent.
Year-to-date, Ford sales have risen 7.8 per cent, outpacing industry growth of 6.1 per cent.
The strong pace helped Ford claim 9 per cent market share in the European 20 markets, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over last year and the company’s best monthly share since March 2012.
Year to date, Ford’s market share in Europe is 8.1 per cent, up 0.2 per cent over last year and the highest level since 2011.
Ford’s commercial vehicles sales totalled 28,200 in September, up 42 per cent year-over-year. Ford’s share of the commercial vehicle market was up 3.3 percentage points to 14.9 per cent – making Ford the top-selling commercial vehicle brand for the month in Europe.