Ford Felt Good in China in November

China is still a friendly market for American carmaker Ford, which continues to grow in the country and sell more vehicles each month. The company has just announced that it sold a total of 56,829 vehicles in November in China, an increase of 35 percent as compared to the same month of 2009. Up until now, 2010 proved to be quite a successful year for Ford's Chinese division, as it sold a total of 525,100 units, up 39 percent over the figures reported in the same period in 2009.

Separately, the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile delivered a total of 39,819 units last month, which represents an increase of 28 percent over November 2009. Total figures for 2010 have reached 361,012 vehicles, up 31 percent from the January - November period of the last year.

The Jianglink Motors Corporation, the company commercial business in the country, sold 17,010 units in November, while sales in the first eleven months of the year grew by 59 percent.

Ford Focus is both the company's and the Chinese mid-size segment's best-selling model with 17,139 units sold last month, up 34 percent over November 2009. In addition, the new Fiesta grew by 60 percent in the January - November period, while Ford Transit set a new sales record with 5,285 sold units last month.

Ford last week announced the opening of 40 new dealerships in China, with expansion plans including 60 other stores to be inaugurated by the end of the year.

"Following the call to 'Go West,' we are expanding west and in developing cities in China where most of the future growth here in the world's largest automotive market will come from," said Joe Hinrichs, president of Ford, Asia Pacific and Africa, and chairman and CEO of Ford China.