{"id":528752,"date":"2010-04-15T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/15\/report-ford-becomes-top-selling-brand-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2010-04-15T11:38:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T15:38:00","slug":"report-ford-becomes-top-selling-brand-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/528752","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ford becomes top-selling brand in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/carbuying\/\" rel=\"tag\">Car Buying<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/euro\/\" rel=\"tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hatchbacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hatchback<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd000_opt.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><em><small>2010 Ford Fiesta (Euro Spec) &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/ford\/\">Ford<\/a> has been making some real progress here in North America, with sales up 37 percent in the first quarter. That&#8217;s good news to be sure, and new reports indicate that Blue Oval may be experiencing as much success across The Pond. The<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><em> Detroit<\/em><\/span><em> Free Press<\/em> reports that Ford is now the number-one selling brand in the ultra-competitive Europe market after March sales in the top 19 Euro countries outpaced the industry with a 11.5 percent sales gain. Ford&#8217;s sales boost during March boosted the company&#8217;s overall market share to 10.4 percent, up .4 percent versus the year ago period.<\/p>\n<p>The big reason for Ford&#8217;s sales dominance in Europe is the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/fiesta\">Fiesta<\/a>. The Fiesta accounted for 68,000 of the company&#8217;s 192,500 sales for the month, up 28.6 percent versus last March. The Fiesta appears to be picking up sales momentum in Europe, even after finishing 2009 as the second highest-selling vehicle in Europe behind the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/golf\">Volkswagen Golf<\/a>. The Fiesta, which was launched late in 2008 in Europe, arrives in U.S. dealerships this summer.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\">Review: 2010 Ford Fiesta (Euro-Spec)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd000_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd001_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd002_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd003_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-ford-fiesta-euro-spec\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/fiesta_fd004_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/freep.com\/article\/20100415\/BUSINESS0102\/100415009\/1320\/Ford-becomes-top-selling-brand-in-Europe\">Detroit Free Press<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/15\/report-ford-becomes-top-selling-brand-in-europe\/\">Report: Ford becomes top-selling brand in Europe<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:38:00 EST.  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