Ford China 2011 Sales up 7%, with 10% Increase in December

SHANGHAI, China, 9 January, 2011 – Ford China’s 2011 sales grew steadily this year, breaking the half-million mark with 519,390 wholesale vehicles sold, compared to 483,288 in 2010, an increase of 7 percent. Strong December sales buoyed 2011 growth, with 49,238 wholesale vehicles sold, up 10 percent from 44,652 last year.

 

“Our strong sales performance in 2011 shows that Ford is on track to deliver on its promise to bring 15 new vehicles to China by 2015,” said David Schoch, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China. “Ford expects sustainable growth moving forward in China. To keep up with market demand, Ford together with its partners are currently adding four new plants in China, including a vehicle assembly plant in Chongqing that will come online in 2012.”

 

Ford's passenger vehicle joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) sold 320,658 wholesale Ford-brand vehicles in 2011, growing 5 percent from 304,104 units last year. CFMA sold 30,788 wholesale Ford-brand passenger vehicles in December, increasing 4 percent from 29,708 units in 2010.

 

Ford Mondeo set a sales record in December for the second month in a row, selling 8,095 wholesale vehicles, up 76 percent from last year—the highest number sold since Mondeo was introduced into China in 2007. With its sleek styling and Ford's patented turbo-charged, direct injection EcoBoost technology, Mondeo offers customers up to 20 percent better fuel economy and 15 percent reductions in emissions. Annual sales for both Ford Mondeo and Ford Focus both increased significantly this year, growing 25 percent and 10 percent respectively.

 

Sales at Ford's commercial vehicle investment in China, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC) leapt by 17 percent this month, selling 17,509 wholesale vehicles compared to 14,912 units last year. Excellent December performance brought JMC’s 2011 total sales to 194,588 wholesale vehicles up 9 percent from 178,999 units last year.

 

JMC’s strong performance was led by a surge in demand for the Ford Transit. Despite contracting sales in the commercial vehicle segment, Ford Transit sales surged by 28 percent this month with 5,726 wholesale vehicles sold compared to 4,482 units in December last year, bringing annual Ford Transit sales to 58,595 wholesale vehicles, an increase of 12 percent.

 

In December Ford sold 37,455 wholesale Ford-brand vehicles in China, an increase of 9 percent from last year. Annual sales of Ford-brand wholesale vehicles reached 383,397, up 8 percent from 356,647 units in 2010.

 

 

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Editor’s note: All sales figures quoted are based on wholesale numbers.