SHANGHAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said its vehicle sales in China rose 14 percent to 197,212 units in the first half from a year earlier.
Changan Ford Mazda, a tie-up with Chongqing Changan Auto Co and Mazda Motor sold 140,386 cars in the first six month, up 20 percent from a year earlier, it said in a statement.
Sales of its all new Fiesta compact car, launched in March, came to 18,224 units during the period, while monthly sales of its mid-range Focus sedan averaged more than 10,000 units, it said.
Jiangling Motors Corp Ltd, a commercial vehicle maker partly owned by Ford, sold a record of 53,327 vehicles during the period, including 14,210 Ford Transit models, it added without providing comparative figures.
(Reporting by Fang Yan and Jacqueline Wong)
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Changan Ford Mazda, a tie-up with Chongqing Changan Auto Co and Mazda Motor sold 140,386 cars in the first six month, up 20 percent from a year earlier, it said in a statement.
Sales of its all new Fiesta compact car, launched in March, came to 18,224 units during the period, while monthly sales of its mid-range Focus sedan averaged more than 10,000 units, it said.
Jiangling Motors Corp Ltd, a commercial vehicle maker partly owned by Ford, sold a record of 53,327 vehicles during the period, including 14,210 Ford Transit models, it added without providing comparative figures.
(Reporting by Fang Yan and Jacqueline Wong)
((yan.fang@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: yan.fang.reuters.com@reuters.net; +86 21 6104 1793)) Keywords: FORD CHINA/SALES (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.