Ford and Dacia, the automotive brands that have production
facilities on the domestic market, sold 1,234 cars in January,
accounting for 30% of the market, according to data of the players
on the automotive market, which saw a 50% decline to 4,100
units.
Whereas the French at Renault posted an almost 60% decline in
sales, to merely 782 units, Ford was the only top ten brand to have
posted an increase in the number of cars sold in January, 10%, to
452 cars, which got it an 11% market share and the second position
in the ranking of car sales.
In other words, whereas Renault sold almost five times more
cars than Ford (plus 364%) a year ago, the French carmaker is now
only 42% ahead of the US company, according to January data.
“To me the January results are not representative because this was a month between two old car scrappage schemes, the month when the pollution tax was reintroduced and also a month of very difficult conditions,” explained Fabrice Cambolive, commercial manager of Renault Nissan Dacia.