Ford sales up 50% in April

Romcar, the local representative of US carmaker Ford, saw its sales soar by almost 50% in April compared with the same time last year. Besides the Focus model, which is the top selling Ford model on the European market, as well as in Romania, the Fiesta also performed well, said the company”s new sales manager, Teodor Brusalis. Brusalis replaced Catalin Gavra, currently the head of Romcar, who in turn replaced Viorel Niculescu, the company”s former general manager. With sales of 580 cars, April was the second best month ever for Romcar after the high of December of last year. The new Ford Focus (164 units sold), the Ford Fiesta (138) and the Ford Transit utility vehicle remain the best-selling models for the American carmaker in Romania. Sales of Ford on the local market are expected to exceed 6,000 units by the end of the year, according to an announcement by the company”s European president, Ingvar Sviggum. ZF