• Ford sales volume up 6.7% at 1,044,200 year-to-date in its 20 traditional European markets*;sales volume in September up 4.1% at 145,900 – the best three-quarters and September since 2009
• Ford year-to-date market share marginally down by 0.1 ppt at 8.0% in the European 20, and down 0.2 ppt at 8.6% in September
• Across all 50 Ford markets in Europe*, sales volume was up  5.3% at 1,173,500 for the first nine months, and up 2.5 per cent at 160,100 in September
• Ford market share in its 50 European markets was flat at 7.7% year-to-date and down 0.2 ppt in September at 8.3%
• Sales channels: 74.5% of Ford passenger car sales were in higher value retail and fleet segments in the first nine months, and 75.4% in September – both nearly 5 ppts above industry average
• CVs: Ford is Europe’s No. 1 CV brand year-to-date and in September; Ford CV sales up 18.6% in the first three-quarters and 23.6% in September; best Ford Ranger pickup sales for September and year-to-date since launch
• SUVs: Best-ever year-to-date and September sales for Ford Kuga; Ford EcoSport sales up more than 60% in the first nine months; Ford Edge customer orders exceeded 7,800 since its European launch in the summer
• Performance cars: Sales of Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS and Mustang up 80% year-to-date; Mustang orders exceed 21,100 since launch
• High series models: Sales of Ford Titanium and other high series models including Mondeo Vignale, Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Fiesta and Focus Red/Black Editions nearly 60% of all Ford passenger car sales in the first nine months of the year

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COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 13, 2016 – Sales of Ford performance cars and SUVs are at their highest levels ever in the first nine months of 2016.

In total, sales of all Ford vehicles year-to-date were up 6.7 per cent at 1,044,200 in its 20 traditional European markets. Ford’s September sales in the same markets accounted for 145,900 vehicles, up 4.1 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Ford market share in the first nine months was marginally down 0.1 percentage point at 8 percent, while market share for September was down 0.3 percentage point at 8.6 percent in the Europe 20 markets.

Across all of Ford’s 50 markets in Europe, sales volume was up 5.3 per cent at 1,173,500 year-to-date, and up 2.5 percent at 160,100 vehicles in September. Ford market share in these markets was flat in the first nine months at 7.7 percent, and down 0.2 of a percentage point to 8.3 percent in September.

“Our customers have purchased more Ford performance cars and SUVs than ever before in the first nine months of the year, and we continue to be the commercial vehicle sales leader in Europe,” said Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe.

“What’s more, our sales in the higher value retail and fleets sales channels accounted for around three-quarters of our sales and were nearly five percentage points better than the industry average both in September and year-to-date.”

Commercial vehicles:
Ford was Europe’s No. 1 commercial vehicle brand yet again in September and remained the market leader year-to-date in its European 20 markets, with sales rising by 18.6 percent and with 247,081 vehicles sold in the first three quarters. Commercial vehicle sales in September were up 23.6 per cent at 39,425 units sold.    
The Ranger enjoyed its best year-to-date and September sales since launch, and remains Europe’s No.1 top-selling pickup. So far this year 27,854 Rangers have been sold, and it currently has a 2.6 percent share of its segment.

SUVs:
Ford sold 144,906 SUVs in the first three-quarters of 2016 – more than a 41 percent improvement on the same period last year. EcoSport compact SUV sales were up more than 60 per cent in the first nine months with more than 44,600 sold.

Ford Kuga medium SUV sales year-to-date were up 27 per cent with 95,300 units sold, making it the best nine months and September Kuga sales since launch.  Edge customer orders since its European launch this summer exceeded 7,800, with 1,400 of Ford’s new large SUV delivered to customers across Europe.

Performance cars:
Combined sales of Ford’s performance line-up – Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus ST diesel, Focus RS and Mustang – were up 80 per cent in the first three-quarters at 35,012 units sold. Focus RS customer orders have now reached 9,140 since launch. Mustang customer orders have now topped 21,100 since the car was launched late in 2015.

High Specification model sales:
Sales of higher specification Ford models continue to be strong in the first nine months of the year and in September. Ford’s high series models – Titanium specification models, Mondeo Vignale, Fiesta ST, Focus ST petrol and diesel, and Fiesta and Focus Red/Black Editions – accounted for nearly 60 percent of the sales year to date while nearly 64 percent of car sales in September. Titanium models alone accounted for nearly 40 percent of car sales year-to-date, and 36.7 percent of car sales in September.

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* Ford of Europe reports its sales for the European traditional markets where it is represented through National Sales Companies. They are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland
** The 50 markets include the traditional 20 markets (see above), plus Turkey, Russia, as well as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgysztan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
*** According to data published by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, the KBA