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Ford Passenger Car Sales Up 15% in August, Commercial Vehicle Sales Strongest in 25 Years

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AUGUST 2018 SALES

Total Vehicle

Passenger Vehicle

Passenger Vehicle

Commercial Vehicle

Commercial Vehicle

Market Share

Sales

Market Share

Sales

Market Share

Euro 20*

82,800

6.4%

58,100

5.2%

24,800

13.9%

Versus

+13.1%

-0.7 ppt

+15.0%

-0.7 ppt

+8.8%

+0.3 ppt

August 2017

Total Vehicle Sales

HIGHLIGHTS

"The industry saw an unprecedented registration peak due to some manufacturers selling their excess Stage 6.1 stock. Ford sales increased by a very healthy 13% YoY without needing to force-register surplus stock. This should set us in a good position with free supply of the latest emissions levels and the launch of the much-acclaimed all-new Focus."

Roelant de Waard, Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe

  • EcoSport and Kuga set new August sales records - up 98 percent and 13 percent, respectively, compared with August 2017

  • High-series vehicles - including Titanium, Vignale, Active, ST-Line, ST and RS - made up 70 percent of Ford passenger car sales in Ford's traditional

    20 European markets in August, up 4.4 percentage points year over year

  • Performance car sales - including Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS, Mustang and GT - grew 22 percent in Ford's Euro 20 markets in August compared with August 2017

  • Retail and fleet customer sales account for 75 percent of Ford passenger vehicle sales in Ford's top five European markets in August, better than industry average

  • Ford sales grew in 13 of its traditional 20 European markets in August compared with a year ago, with notable gains in Britain (total vehicle sales up 15.4 percent), Germany (up 12.8 percent), France (up 20.4 percent), Italy (up 10.6 percent) and Spain (up 29 percent)

* Ford of Europe reports sales for its 20 European traditional markets where it is represented through National Sales Companies: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland

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VEHICLE AND MARKET NEWS

Ford remains the No. 1 commercial vehicle brand in Europe, and Ford Transit set a new August record with sales of 16,700 vehicles. Transit leads the MCV one- and two-tonne segment for the year to date based on the latest available data from the end of July.

Sales of Fiesta - Ford's best-selling vehicle in Europe - hit their highest level since 2011. Fiesta Active is the first in a new family of Active crossover models inspired by sports utility vehicles.

EcoSport set a new August record last month, with sales up 98 percent year over year to 8,300. New customer orders for EcoSport are up 133 percent in August compared with August 2017.

Ranger continues to lead as Europe's best-selling pickup truck, based on latest available data from the end of July. Ford sold 3,700 Ranger trucks in its Euro 20 markets last month, making it the best August for Ranger since it was introduced.

Ford of Europe August Sales 2018

AUGUST 2018 SALES

August 2018 Sales Volume (registrations)

Euro 20 1

August '18

YTD August '18

Industry

1,291,800

up 264,400 / 25.7 % vs. Aug.'17

12,515,800

up 666,200 / 5.6 % vs. YTD '17

Ford

82,800

up 9,600 / 13.1 % vs. Aug.'17

927,000

up 8,300 / 0.9 % vs. YTD '17

Euro 22 2

Industry

1,477,300

up 239,100 / 19.3 % vs. Aug.'17

14,131,600

up 710,400 / 5.3 % vs. YTD '17

Ford

90,700

up 5,200 / 6.1 % vs. Aug.'17

1,011,400

down 4,900 / (0.5) % vs. YTD '17

Total Euro 50 3

Industry

1,526,300

up 242,600 / 18.9 % vs. Aug.'17

14,593,800

up 769,800 / 5.6 % vs. YTD '17

Ford

93,000

up 4,600 / 5.2 % vs. Aug.'17

1,033,500

down 7,900 / (0.8) % vs. YTD '17

1 The Euro 20 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.

  • 2 The Euro 22 markets are: Euro 20 plus Russia and Turkey.

  • 3 Total Euro 50 composed of EURO 22 registrations and EDM 28 retail sales, as total EDM 28 registrations figures are not available. Industry retail sales data not available. EDM 28 or European Direct Markets are: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgysztan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan

Aug 2018 Market Share *

August '18

YTD August '18

Euro 20

6.4%

down 0.7 ppts vs. Aug.'17

7.4%

down 0.4 ppts vs. YTD '17

Total Euro 22

6.1%

down 0.8 ppts vs. Aug.'17

7.2%

down 0.4 ppts vs. YTD '17

Total Euro 50

6.1%

down 0.8 ppts vs. Aug.'17

7.1%

down 0.4 ppts vs. YTD '17

* Ford share calculated with preliminary industry results for some markets. Therefore, industry and share are subject to change slightly due to minor adjustments in some markets as official sources publish their final industry data.

** Aug 2018 Retail Market Share

Key European markets

August '18

YTD August '18

6.8%

7.3%

up 0.5 ppts vs YAGO

down 0.2 ppts vs YAGO

** The Key European markets are: Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Ford volume and Industry in these markets represent 75 to 80% of the Europe 20 volume.

CONTACT

Jessica Enoch

Ford of Europe +49 221 9018213jenoch@ford.com

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Ford of Europe August Sales 2018

AUGUST 2018 SALES

Ford Top 5 Markets ranked by Aug volume (registrations)

Market

August '18

Volumeo/(u) '17

Shareo/(u) '17

1. Germany

23,100

2,600

6.6 %

(0.6) ppts

2. Britain

16,900

2,300

14.9 %

(0.6)

3. Italy

6,900

700

6.8 %

0.1

4. France

6,700

1,100

3.8 %

(0.5)

5. Spain

6,700

1,500

5.4 %

(0.6)

Market

YTD August '18

Volumeo/(u) '17

Shareo/(u) '17

1. Britain

252,200

(16,300)

13.8 %

(0.3) ppts

2. Germany

206,600

11,100

7.6 %

0.0

3. Italy

106,000

(2,200)

7.1 %

(0.2)

4. France

77,300

300

4.2 %

(0.4)

5. Spain

64,200

1,400

5.6 %

(0.7)

Top 5 Markets ranked by Ford's share in Aug

Market

August '18

Shareo/(u) '17

Volumeo/(u) '17

1. Britain

14.9 %

(0.6) ppts

16,900

2,300

2. Ireland

11.4 %

0.0

900

-

3. Turkey

11.1 %

0.3

3,900

(4,200)

4. Hungary

10.8 %

0.9

1,600

600

5. Romania

8.1 %

(0.1)

1,700

600

Market

YTD August '18

Shareo/(u) '17

Volumeo/(u) '17

1. Britain

13.8 %

(0.3) ppts

252,200

(16,300)

2. Turkey

11.3 %

(0.6)

50,900

(16,500)

3. Hungary

11.2 %

(0.1)

12,900

2,800

4. Ireland

11.2 %

(0.1)

16,200

(500)

5. Finland

9.1 %

0.2

9,500

1,000

Aug Sales by vehicle line (Euro 20)

Model

August '18

o/(u) August '17

YTD August '18

o/(u) YTD August '17

KA

-

(100)

KA+

2,800

(400)

34,900

300

Fiesta

15,100

7,100

193,200

17,000

B-MAX

(3,400)

3,400

(28,000)

Ecosport

8,300

4,100

73,500

29,300

Focus

9,500

800

135,300

(6,600)

C-MAX

2,900

300

38,800

(7,300)

Kuga

10,300

1,200

109,800

10,000

Mondeo

3,600

100

35,000

(4,000)

S-MAX

700

(1,400)

14,700

(7,800)

Galaxy

1,100

(200)

10,300

(2,300)

Mustang

800

100

6,900

(2,600)

Edge

700

(300)

8,200

(3,300)

Tourneo Courier

1,200

-

11,100

300

Tourneo Connect

1,000

(400)

7,800

(2,900)

Tourneo Custom

1,200

300

11,200

1,600

Transit Courier

1,400

200

13,200

500

Transit Connect

2,800

(1,100)

34,400

(900)

Transit Custom

8,400

1,000

84,100

4,900

Transit

7,100

1,000

67,500

8,500

Ranger

3,700

700

31,000

4,900

Other ****

200

(100)

2,500

(3,200)

Total Sales

82,800

9,600

927,000

8,300

**** Figures largely include vehicles such as Car Derived Vans and imports.

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