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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Ford Focus ranks as the best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world, according to Polk’s global new vehicle registration data for the full-year 2012. Sales of the compact car totaled 1,020,410 cars worldwide, according to the automotive data and trends forecasting supplier.
Ford’s “global car” recorded market gains in China and the United States, with China registrations up 51 percent last year. Put into context, that means more than 1 in 4 Ford Focus vehicles sold worldwide went to China. In the U.S., Focus sales were up 40 percent in 2012. Another global Ford, the Fiesta, earned the top spot as the best-selling subcompact car globally, with 723,130 registrations last year. According to Polk, Ford’s registrations of small cars – Fiesta and Focus – totaled 1,743,540 units in 2012. “Focus and Fiesta represent the culmination of our One Ford global product strategy,” said Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president, global marketing, sales and service. “Since its launch in China in late March of last year, Focus sales continue to strengthen, with the car now ranking as the best-selling passenger car in China in 2012 for the first time ever,” Farley added. Ford had yet another ace up its sleeve in 2012, as the F-Series pickup truck was the world’s third best-selling vehicle nameplate. Global new vehicle registrations for F-Series totaled 785,630 units last year. The F-Series is America’s best-selling vehicle and has been the best-selling pickup in the country for 36 years. http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/for...lling-car.html |
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Good news for Ford!
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Camden
Posts: 286
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Fords to silly to market such an achievement.
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bellbird park
Posts: 7,218
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Toyota dispute it, they claim the corolla out sold ford, but lost because some markets badge the corolla as something else, so they wernt included in the totals.
Either way, good result for ford. So come on ford, splas some more cash on the fh and send it out in dignity. |
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born to be mild
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: adelaide
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i own 1, and they are an awesome car to drive, well done ford, love the focus
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Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
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Stiff bickies I say. If you made the decision to call it something else in some markets then it is solely your decision that has cost you the number 1. Blame yourself instead of whinging about it.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
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I think Ford are recognising the Corolla and it's derivatives outselling Focus in their advertising. Why else would they use nameplate instead of model?
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ipswich QLD
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I've seen a fair bit about this allready....a show on foxtel and a couple of adds during sport! |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tamworth
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The cars in that ad are moving, but no one is driving them, I thought they only parked themselves?
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Barra Turbo > V8
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We have one of both, im a fence sitter
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Join Date: May 2008
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Don't know if any of you have ever seen this site....
http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2013/...-cr-v-up-to-6/ Updates monthly on world sales. Interesting how the rest of the world views Mazda3 compared to the Focus.
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