Ford July sales fall 6% as skid hits 3 months
Ford Motor Co.'s China sales dropped for the third consecutive month in July as the country's new-car market continued to slow.
Ford and its two joint ventures sold 77,100 vehicles in July, a decline of 6 percent from a year earlier.
Deliveries at Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ford's passenger vehicle joint venture, declined 4 percent to 57,748 vehicles.
At Ford's commercial vehicle partnership, Jiangling Motors Corp., volume slumped 12 percent to 17,109 vehicles.
Last month, sales of imported Ford vehicles across China also dropped 3 percent to 2,243 units.
For the first seven months, Ford sales in China have dropped 1 percent year on year to 620,588 vehicles.
Last week, the all-new Ford Focus arrived at dealership showrooms in China. To revive sales, Ford also will launch the redesigned Ford Taurus later this year.
Deliveries at Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ford's passenger vehicle joint venture, declined 4 percent to 57,748 vehicles.
At Ford's commercial vehicle partnership, Jiangling Motors Corp., volume slumped 12 percent to 17,109 vehicles.
Last month, sales of imported Ford vehicles across China also dropped 3 percent to 2,243 units.
For the first seven months, Ford sales in China have dropped 1 percent year on year to 620,588 vehicles.
Last week, the all-new Ford Focus arrived at dealership showrooms in China. To revive sales, Ford also will launch the redesigned Ford Taurus later this year.
