Ford Motor Company of Germany achieved a new record August sales mark with 22,713 vehicles delivered last month, per the German Federal Motor Transport Authority. This was up 27.5 percent year-over-year from August 2018 and good for Ford’s best passenger vehicle sales tally for August since 1996. In contrast, the German new car market fell 0.8 percent for the month.
“The best car sales in an August in 23 years, Ford’s highest value ever for commercial vehicles — that’s fantastic news for us. We are particularly proud that we are achieving this historic growth in Germany in a very tense environment,” said Hans Jörg Klein, managing director of Marketing and Sales, Ford of Germany.
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Ford scored a 7.2 percent passenger car market share in August, up 1.6 percentage points from 2018. Passenger and commercial vehicle sales totaled 28,247 units combined, also setting an August sales record.
Through eight months, Ford has delivered 192,471 vehicles in Germany, up 10.4 percent from its pace through the first two thirds of 2018. This too significantly outpaces growth for the German new car market, which is up just 0.9 percent through the first eight months of 2019. Ford’s commercial vehicle sales total 37,173 through eight months, up 15.9 percent year-over-year.
Leading the way over this span for Ford is the Mustang, which maintains its standing with performance enthusiasts and saw sales rise 66.2 percent through August. Also up for Ford are the Tourneo Connect and Ford S-Max, which have seen sales increase 63.2 percent and 58.9 percent, respectively.
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