Ford almussafes this is clearly a factory exporter. Traditionally, most of the vehicles that left the production lines were going to other European countries; The American firm was aware that some of these markets far exceeded the registrations that could be registered in the national territory on their own. Now, far from reversing, that trend is increasing, thanks to good sales data in Spain since the beginning of the year.
Because so far in 2023 According to the June data of the majority union UGT, only 5.5% of the vehicles of the factory, which lost about 7.6% of its production compared to 2022, remained in the national region; with a half-point decrease from the same figure. moment of last year This is taking shape when the factory lost the S-Max and Galaxy models, two vehicles with Spain among its main markets, when production was stopped in April and amid the recovery experienced in the last four months. Oval branded vehicles were sold on the continent.
european development
Not in vain, according to data released this week by the European automakers employers’ association ACEA. Ford sold in countries until July European Union With a total of 226,752 vehicles, there was the seventh development among the 15 main brands, with 16.000 more (7.7% growth) compared to 2022. Considering that Ford was the only major manufacturer whose sales after the first quarter were negative (-1.8%) compared to the previous year, this is a significant improvement.
Likewise, if the data from England is added to the balance, the American firm gains even greater momentum. Year-over-year figures rose 12.6% to 317,225 with 35,500 more sales, and Ford lagged behind just five manufacturers in sales growth.Three of the Volkswagen group (VW, Audi and Skoda) plus Renault and Dacia.
The Importance of Kuga
It is significant in this development that the Ford Kuga, the current emblem of Almussafes, is one of the pillars of the improvement the company has. Special, In July, it became a plug-in hybrid, one of the most registered versions in Europe. More than four out of ten cars of this model produced at the factory travel to the UK, Germany or Italy – 5,050 units were sold, which is 116% more.