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Party Time: Ford Market Share Up Across Europe on Strong Fiesta Sales
Motor Trend ^ | Apr 15th, 2009 | Scott Evans

Posted on 04/16/2009 12:44:34 PM PDT by wolf78

After months of doom and gloom in the auto industry, we're finally starting to see some good news. Today, Ford announced that the new Fiesta is flying out of European showrooms and the company has increased its market share across Europe.

"It is very encouraging to see Fiesta doing so well and also our market share developing so positively, given the declining market we are continuing to face in Europe," said Ingvar Sviggum, vice-president of marketing, sales and service for Ford of Europe. "With 56% of our March sales generated by retail customers - up from 43% in March 2008 - we have clear evidence of consumer confidence in our Ford product range."

(Excerpt) Read more at wot.motortrend.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; economy; europe; ford
Ford No.2 in Europe behind Germany's Volkswagen. The Fiesta is being built in Cologne, Germany and Almussafes, Spain.


5-door


3-door
1 posted on 04/16/2009 12:44:35 PM PDT by wolf78
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To: wolf78

I’d buy one if they put a diesel in it.

Here.


2 posted on 04/16/2009 12:49:56 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Sprechen sie Austrian?)
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To: wolf78

They look like frowning suppositories


3 posted on 04/16/2009 12:51:07 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: wolf78

Glad I bought Ford at $2.30.


4 posted on 04/16/2009 12:51:37 PM PDT by brownsfan (Kool aid comes in two new flavors: Hope and Change.)
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To: brownsfan

In under 2 in early feb. WOOT!


5 posted on 04/16/2009 12:54:04 PM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: wolf78

Baby schlitz green.. no thanks.


6 posted on 04/16/2009 12:59:57 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Covenantor
They look like frowning suppositories

If you were a suppository, wouldn't you be frowning?

7 posted on 04/16/2009 1:03:10 PM PDT by tnlibertarian (Wealth is earned, not distributed.)
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To: brownsfan

I bought 100 shares of FoMoCo 2 weeks ago as a reward for them keeping thier hands off of my wallet.


8 posted on 04/16/2009 1:04:46 PM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

That’s what I bought. I just started trading, I have a decent sized 401k, but this is just my money to play with. I put $230 down, got 100 shares, now I have $420 worth of F.

I’m a fan. My next stock purchase will be more F. I have CSCO, GE, F and C, (just a little of C, kind of a flier).


9 posted on 04/16/2009 1:08:19 PM PDT by brownsfan (Kool aid comes in two new flavors: Hope and Change.)
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To: wolf78

that 3-door looks like an Emerald Ash Borer I found in my yard last year


10 posted on 04/16/2009 1:19:53 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: wolf78

VW is currently the best selling car company in the world....

They passed Toyota in the first quarter...


11 posted on 04/20/2009 10:05:52 AM PDT by eraser2005
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To: US Navy Vet

Funny that you consider it a reward...

It might well reward you, but as Ford doesn’t get rewarded much by your purchase... none of that money you spent actually goes to them...

Had you bought bonds, that might have been a different story (more demand = lower rates they would have to pay)


12 posted on 04/20/2009 10:08:04 AM PDT by eraser2005
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