According to official figures provided by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Ford’s sales increased in February in the UK. The automaker increased its UK market lead by selling 9,915 cars last month. The commercial vehicle division also performed well, resulting in a 15.7 per cent vehicle market share for the year to date, according to the SMMT. Figures also show a higher demand for Ford's Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy large cars last month compared with February 2009.
Nigel Sharp, Ford Britain managing director, said: "February is traditionally a curtain raiser to the plate change month of March, when Ford customers will benefit from the company's best-ever vehicle range and its Spring marketing campaign, which establishes lower price points for its most popular models."
"Ford's ongoing freshening of its range will be unrelenting in 2010 with the new Ford S-MAX and Ford Galaxy range appearing in April, the new Ford C-MAX and Ford Grand C-MAX later in the year as well as a number of new engine and transmission introductions."
If you have no idea what the “plate-change month” is, you should know that in the UK new number plates change every six months to indicate the half year, using a zero or a five before the year itself. For example, the first half of 2009 is shown as 09 and the second half as 59. From March 2010, the age identifier will be 10, changing to 60 in September 2010.
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