Ford Europe H1 sales off 16.3%

Ford of Europe's sales fell 16.3% to 840,400 vehicles in the first half of 2009.
 
UK sales in Britain were off 20% to 188,300 vehicles though market share rose 1.9% to 18.2%.
 
German sales rose 28.6% to 152,400 with market share up 0.8% to 7.5%.
 
In Spain, Ford sales dipped 47.4% (vs the industry average of 45%) to 43,300 and market share was down 1.2% to 8.8 per cent, though the automaker had cut back sales to rental operators.
Source: just-auto.com editorial team