Ford Motor Co. expects that in 2010, its total market sales will significantly decline. Last year, Ford had reinforced its position as Europe’s No. 2 automaker by unit sales with a 9.1% market share in its 19 main European markets, a 0.5 percentage points increase on the previous year.
This result is actually its best annual market share in these countries since 1998. Of course, Ford came in second to Volkswagen AG. In a statement, John Fleming, Ford of Europe CEO said that it still gave a “great performance” during a very difficult year for the European auto industry.
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