| "Ford sales regained momentum in May, especially in | | | | were 32,100 Ford Fiesta units sold. This was higher |
| key markets such as Great Britain and Italy. We | | | | than fifteen per cent. As per the Ford Fusion, the |
| expect that strong pace to continue as availability of | | | | sales reaped in an increase of 40 per cent to a total |
| the all new S-MAX and Galaxy extends across | | | | of 9,800 units. The Ford Fiesta and the Ford Fusion |
| Europe and customers take advantage of our | | | | are both small cars that have been making significant |
| expanding product range." This is the statement | | | | sales that sure enough were reflected in the sales |
| given by Stephen Odell, the vice president of | | | | books of the Ford Motor Company. In fact, this |
| marketing, sales and service of Ford of Europe. | | | | increase could be attributed to the high gas prices for |
| Simply put, the sales for last month, May, has made | | | | small cars consume only a minute amount of gas |
| quite a significant jump. The automobile manufacturer | | | | compared to gas consuming vehicles like sport utility |
| has credited such an increase to the small cars and | | | | vehicles. Aside from this, the increase could also be |
| commercial vehicles that the company is offering to | | | | credited to the upgrades that both vehicles received. |
| the market. The increase was some eleven percent | | | | Late last year, both the Fusion and the Fiesta were |
| compared to the previous year. This totaled to | | | | blessed with exterior and interior upgrades that did |
| around 157,200 units overall. | | | | good to the driving dynamics that both small cars |
| Compared to May of the previous year, 2005, there | | | | offered. |