2007 Sales and Highlights

Sales of crossovers – the Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX, Ford Taurus X, Ford Escape, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner and Mercury Mariner Hybrid – increased by 62% for the year. Lincoln brand overall sales were up 9% and retail sales were up 15%, the largest gain of any luxury brand in the U.S. market.

The Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid both set sales records.

Nearly 500,000 units of the Ford Focus were sold.

Ford introduced the new Mondeo, C-MAX Multi-Activity Vehicle Transit Sport Van and, at the end of the year, Focus.

Volvo launched the V70 and XC70 and began selling the S80 luxury sedan and XC90 SUV in India. Volvo's XC90 SUV, C70 Convertible and S80 Sedan all earned "Best Pick" designations from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The EcoSport, a compact SUV designed for the South American market, sold 78,000 units. Ford plans to invest $1 billion in its Brazil operations in the next four years, and another $160 million in Argentina operations.

Ford opened a second assembly plant and a new engine plant in Nanjing, China, for total passenger car production capacity of 410,000.

In early 2008, Ford announced plans to invest an additional $500 million in vehicle production in India and to develop a new low-cost car for that market.