Changan Ford auto sales up 111% in Aug

Shanghai, September 3 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor said yesterday that sales of Ford brand cars at its Chinese venture Changan Ford grew 111% in August from a year earlier to 21,127 units, media reported.

The August sales figure represents the seventh month of year-on-year growth for the U.S. automaker in China. Changan Ford is Ford's passenger car joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co.

"We're pleased to see the continued momentum and exceptional growth carry through into a record August, which is traditionally a low season for China's auto market," Nigel Harris, general manager of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., said in the statement.

Sales of the Ford Focus model rose 58% to 12,269 units in August, the highest monthly sales tally for the mid-size car since January 2008, the statement said.

The joint venture's all-new Ford Fiesta, which was launched in March, sold 4,539 units last month.