Ford: October sales up 3.4% in European - on Germany & SUV

(CercleFinance.com) - Ford increased European car sales by 3.
4% in October, benefiting from strong demand in Germany and for its SUV models in general.

The US carmaker said total vehicle sales rose by 3,500 to 108,200 units in the so-called Euro-20 markets.

Ford said it achieved its best October total vehicle market share since 2009, rising 0.6 percentage points from October 2017, to 8.2%.

Ford SUV sales grew more than 19% in October y-o-y in the carmaker's European 20 markets, the company said.

Ford also said it continues to grow sales in Germany significantly above the industry average, up 3.5% year-to-date versus 2017.

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