April 25, 2024

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Ford Europe sales recover in first half as Puma lures buyers

With the usual rider 2020 profits ended up Covid-impacted, Ford said its European 2nd quarter (Q2) profits rose 73,746 models, or 43.seven% yr on yr, to 242,618 models in an over-all ‘Euro 20’ marketplace up one,564,060, or sixty five.8% yr on yr, to 3,942,090 models.

Ford’s YTD (H1) volume was up ninety two,656/22.six% to 502,677 motor vehicles in an over-all marketplace of seven,569,461, up one,719,638/29.four%.

The automaker’s Q2 marketplace share was down .9% to six.two% and, for the initially fifty percent, off .four% to six.six%.

Retail marketplace share fell one% to 5.8% in the quarter and .seven% to six.one% for the fifty percent yr.

Best 5 marketplaces by volume for the two intervals ended up Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Spain.

Puma was the major providing passenger vehicle model in the two Q2 (43,677) and H1 (eighty three,246) with the Transit Custom the most well-known light-weight commercial (32,767 70,604).

Ford claimed Kuga was the EU20 most well-known PHEV although the Mustang EV topped profits charts in electric powered vehicle-helpful Norway in May.