FORD OF EUROPE SALES CONTINUE TO GROW IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

COLOGNE, June 12, 2008– Ford of Europe's business momentum continued through May despite the challenging economic environment. Year-to-date sales in the company's 51 markets have risen by 18,400, to 828,300 vehicles – an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with the same period last year.

"Our sales improvement in the first five months of the year reflects the growing appeal of our exciting and stylish range of vehicles," said Ingvar Sviggum, vice president, Marketing, Sales & Service, Ford of Europe. "And with our new models making an increasing impact, we are confident that we will continue to progress and sell more vehicles this year than we did in 2007, despite the challenging conditions in many markets."

Ford sales in the traditional Euro 19 countries in May were 132,200 giving a market share of 8.7 per cent, equal to last year.

When sales in Russia, Turkey and the 30 Ford European Direct Markets are added, Ford of Europe's sales in May totalled 165,500. Ford's success in Russia continues with sales rising by more than 36.6 per cent to 18,600 vehicles in May.

The new Focus again was Ford of Europe's top-selling model in May (35,100) across the Euro 19 markets, followed by the Fiesta (25,300). The Fiesta was the best-selling imported car in France and in Italy. May sales of the new Mondeo in the Euro 19 markets increased further to 15,300.

May was also another record month for the Transit commercial vehicle range in our traditional Euro 19 markets, with 15,700 vehicles sold.

In the UK, Spain and Turkey Ford maintained its total vehicle market leadership on a year-to-date basis, in the UK and Turkey also in the month of May.

"We are seeing lower consumer confidence in some of our established markets because of the continued rise in fuel prices and overall economic uncertainty, but that is countered by buoyant economies in other regions, notably in Russia," added Sviggum. "Here, industry sales are up 362,000 year-to-date and Ford is in a very strong position to grow sales thanks to our modern St. Petersburg plant, where we will increase capacity from September on."

In the first five months of this year, Ford of Europe sold 683,100 vehicles in the Euro 19 markets, giving a market share of 8.7 per cent. Sales in Russia, Turkey and Ford's European Direct Markets added a further 145,200 units, taking the total to 828,300.

Notes to Editors:

• Ford of Europe's market share refers to the traditional main 19 European markets (Euro 19) - excluding Turkey and Russia (as the other main markets) and the 30 European Direct Markets (EDM), where we base our share on non-domestic sales volume.


• We also report our sales performance (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) for the total region for which Ford of Europe is responsible (51 markets in total).


• Sales data for specific car lines refer to the Euro 19 markets.


• The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.


• European Direct Markets are: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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