Ford 2017 China sales fall 6 percent

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Ford Motor delivered a total of 1,196,625 vehicles in China last year, down 6 percent from a year ago, the automaker announced on Tuesday. Its December sales in China dropped 9 percent year on year to 140,103 units.

In 2017, Changan Ford handed over 826,740 vehicles to customers in China, down 14 percent compared with 2016. Its December sales in China were 102,219 units, decreasing by 12 percent year on year.

JMC 2017 sales totaled 292,942 units, up 11 percent from a year earlier. But its December sales in China reported 6 percent year-on-year decrease and totaled 30,322 units.

Lincoln delivered over 54,000 vehicles in China last year, soaring 60 percent compared with the year before. It is the third consecutive year for the luxury marque to break annual sales record. In the last month of 2017, the sales of Lincoln totaled 6,030 units, jumping 41 percent, its highest monthly sales volume in China. All of its five models, Navigator, MKX, MKC, Continental, MKZ, set a new monthly sales record in December, 2017.

The delivery of Ford Escort reached 42,000 units, increasing 18 percent year on year and setting the best monthly sales record. The sales of Mondeo grew 6 percent year on year to 15,000 units. And Ford delivered more than 4,200 Mustangs in China last year.