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Ford Europe sales up 2.4% in 2011


Ford sales in its 51 European markets in 2011 grew by 2.4 per cent, or 36,700 units, to 1,578,400 vehicles the U.S. based automaker said on Friday. Ford’s performance was buoyed by continuing strong sales of the Fiesta, which was Ford’s top-selling car in Europe in 2011, as well as rising demand for the all-new Focus and C-MAX. “Despite the serious economic ...
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Japan auto sales fell 15% in 2011; December up 22%
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General Motors sales in China: 1.23 mln cars in 2011
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