DEARBORN (dpa-AFX) - Ford Motor Co. (F) said Friday that new vehicle sales at Ford Of Europe for the month of January were up nearly 10 percent on strong demand for SUVs, commercial vehicles and performance cars.
Ford's Europe sold 96,900 units for the month in its 20 traditional European markets. Ford market share increased by 0.2 percentage points to 7.9 percent.
Ford sold a total of 105,200 vehicles in it 50 European markets, up nearly 9 percent compared to an industry growth of just 3 percent. Ford's market share up 0.4 of a percentage point to 7.6 percent.
During the month, commercial vehicle sales were up 7 percent, and combined sales of performance cars-Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Mustang sales, almost tripled. In SUVs, EcoSport sales were up 50 percent and Kuga sales rose 19 percent.
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