| Â | | | | Sales in Russia, Turkey and Ford's European Direct |
| Ford of Europe's big business thrust sustained all the | | | | Markets added an extra 145,200 units, captivating the |
| way through the month of May regardless of the | | | | total to 828,300 units. Ford's accomplishment in |
| tough economic setting. Year-to-date sales in Ford of | | | | Russia carries on with sales augmenting by over 36.6 |
| Europe's 51 markets have mounted by 18,400, to | | | | percent to 18,600 vehicles last month. |
| 828,300 vehicles; an enlargement of 2.3 percent | | | | Once again, the latest Focus with its great auto parts |
| measured up with the same phase in 2007. | | | | was Ford of Europe's hot-selling model in May, selling |
| "Our sales improvement in the first five months of | | | | 35,100 units all throughout the Euro 19 markets, while |
| the year reflects the growing appeal of our exciting | | | | the trailing Fiesta sold 25,300 units. The Fiesta was |
| and stylish range of vehicles. And with our new | | | | France' and in Italy's best-selling imported car. May |
| models making an increasing impact, we are confident | | | | sales of the latest Mondeo with the splendid auto |
| that we will continue to progress and sell more | | | | parts in the Euro 19 markets further boosted to |
| vehicles this year than we did in 2007, despite the | | | | 15,300 units. |
| challenging conditions in many markets," says Ingvar | | | | Ford sustained its overall vehicle market control on a |
| Sviggum, vice president, Marketing, Sales & Service, | | | | year-to-date basis In the UK, Spain and Turkey. Ford |
| Ford of Europe. | | | | was market leader in the UK and Turkey in the |
| According to the news, Ford completed the month | | | | month of May as well. |
| of May with a market share of 8.7 percent in the | | | | "We are seeing lower consumer confidence in some |
| conventional Euro 19 countries, untouched from the | | | | of our established markets because of the continued |
| past year regardless of lower sales of 132,200 units, | | | | rise in fuel prices and overall economic uncertainty, |
| which was reduced from 139,100 units a year ago. | | | | but that is countered by buoyant economies in other |
| Turkey and the 30 Ford European Direct Markets are | | | | regions, notably in Russia. In Russia, industry sales are |
| merged when sales in Russia. Ford of Europe's sales | | | | up 362,000 units year-to-date, and Ford is in a very |
| in May reached 165,500 units, somewhat down from | | | | strong position to grow sales thanks to our modern |
| 165,900. Ford of Europe sold 683,100 vehicles in the | | | | St. Petersburg plant, where we will increase capacity |
| Euro 19 markets, for a market share of 8.7 percent. | | | | from September on," added Sviggum. |