- Ford of Europe sold a record 1,003,700 vehicles in its 51 markets during the first half of 2008 - Ford Transit commercial vehicle sales hit first-half record of 99,400 vehicles in the Euro 19 markets - June market share in Euro 19 markets was 8.8 percent, up 0.6 percent compared with the same period last year - Ford sales in Germany increased by 16.9 percent in June

COLOGNE, Germany, July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Ford of Europe's sales
in its main 51 markets rose by almost two percent to a record 1,003,700
vehicles in the first half of this year.

"Surpassing the one million mark after only six months of the year is
confirmation of how well our products are being received by an increasing
number of customers," said Ingvar Sviggum, vice president, Marketing, Sales &
Service, Ford of Europe. "We are also very pleased that despite a general
softening of the industry and the challenging economic environment we
increased our market share to 8.8 percent in the Euro 19 markets.

"With the new Kuga compact crossover currently arriving in European
dealerships and the all-new Fiesta going into production next month, we are
preparing the groundwork to further improve our market position," he added.

June

The top-selling models in June across the Euro 19 markets were the Focus
(33,200 vehicles), Fiesta (30,600 vehicles) and Mondeo (14,300 vehicles). The
Kuga continued its strong start with sales of 2,800 vehicles.

The Fiesta was the best-selling imported car in Italy with 6,700 vehicles
sold, and Ford was Italy's best-selling imported vehicle brand, achieving a
7.9 percent market share. In France, the Fiesta, S-MAX and C-MAX were the
best-selling vehicles in their segments.

Britain was the company's top market in June, with 37,200 vehicles sold
for a market-leading share of 15.3 percent.

Sales in Germany increased by 16.9 percent to 23,900 vehicles, while
France improved by 9.5 percent to 15,700 vehicles.

Half Year

In the first six months of this year, Ford of Europe sold 823,400 vehicles
in the Euro 19 markets. Twelve of those markets posted increases. Britain
was the company's top region, selling 235,500 vehicles for a share of 16.2
percent. Among other successes, Germany sold 118,500 vehicles, an increase of
5.8 percent, and France sold 80,900 vehicles, up 13.7 percent. Ford leads the
market in Spain this year, with a share of 10.0 percent, up 0.5 percent from
2007.

First-half sales in Russia increased 19.8 percent to 97,300 vehicles.
Turkey improved by 3.8 percent, to 38,700 vehicles, while sales in Ford's 30
European Direct Markets soared by 39.4 percent to 44,400 vehicles.

In the first half of the year, Transit sales were up 7,500 to a record
99,400 vehicles sold in the Euro 19 markets.

    June and first-half 2008 total sales volume


                          June 08                June YTD 08
    Euro 19(1)            140,300                823,400
    changes vs. 07        down 7,300 / (4.9)     down 10,800 / (1.3) %
                          % vs. June 07          vs. June YTD 07

    Euro 21 (Euro 19 +.   166,800                959,400
    Russia and Turkey)    down 2,200 / (1.3)     up 6,600 / 0.7 % vs.
    changes vs. 07        % vs. June 07          June YTD 07

    EDM 30(2)             8,600                  44,400
    changes vs. 07        up 3,000 / 52.7 %      up 12,500 / 39.4 % vs.
                          vs. June 07            June YTD 07

    Total EURO 51 (EURO   175,400                1,003,700
    21 + EDM 30)          up 800 / 0.4 % vs.     up 19,200 /1.9 % vs.
    changes vs. 07        June 07                June YTD 07

(1) The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

(2) European Direct Markets are: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia,
Gibraltar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova,
Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

    June and first half 2008 total market share(3)

                          June 08                June YTD 08
    Euro 19(3)            8.8 %                  8.7 %
    changes vs. 07        up 0.6 ppts. vs.       +/- 0.0 ppts. vs. June
                          June 07                YTD 07

    Euro 21 (incl.        8.4 %                  8.5 %
    Russia and Turkey)    up 0.3 ppts. vs.       down 0.2 ppts. vs. June
    changes vs. 07        June 07                YTD 07

(3) Not available for EDM, where we base our share on non-domestic sales
volumes.

    June sales by vehicle line (Euro 19)(4)

    Model              June 08   o(u) June 07   June YTD 08   o(u) June YTD 07

    Ka                  5,700           500       30,600            1,400
    Fiesta             30,600        (2,100)     181,200          (18,000)
    Fusion              7,800           100       39,500           (3,800)
    Focus              33,200        (3,200)     204,500          (13,200)
    Focus Coupe-
     Cabriolet          1,500           800        7,200            3,500
    C-MAX              10,600        (2,700)      63,900           (1,500)
    Kuga                2,800         2,800        5,500            5,500
    Mondeo             14,300         5,700       91,700           79,600
    S-MAX               5,800          (800)      32,000           (9,200)
    Galaxy              3,200           100       18,100           (2,200)
    Transit            17,100          (300)      99,400            7,500
    Transit Connect     5,400        (2,600)      34,500           (5,900)
    Ranger              1,300          (700)       9,700             (400)

(4) Figures do not include vehicles such as the Fiesta van, Maverick,
Explorer imports and Turkish-built Cargo heavy trucks.

SOURCE Ford Motor Company

http://www.ford.com

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