Ford sales up 40%

Sales of Ford cars for the first nine months of the year were up 40.8%, compared with the same period last year. Sales reached 3,036 vehicles, in line with the full-year target of 4,000 vehicles. “Out of the total number of vehicles sold, 2,120 were cars, with the rest commercial vehicles,” said officials at Romcar, the general Ford importer. Ford’s best-selling car was the Focus, of which 798 were sold, 28% more than for the same period in 2003. The next best sales were for the Mondeo model – 519 sales (up 24%) – and the Fiesta – 420 (up 17%). Most clients that chose a Ford utility vehicle opted for a Transit Van, which sold 494 vehicles (the same as for the same period of 2003), or a Transit Connect – 80 vehicles sold (up 11%). ZF