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Ford Territory

Ford's Fantastic February

Staff, Thursday March 3, 2005.

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With a total of 20,304 vehicle sales to the end of February, Ford has broken through the 20,000 unit mark for the first time in 15 years.

Record sales from a number of SUV and Light Truck product lines contributed to the company also recording its best February sales result since 1995.

Ford sold 11,182 vehicles for the month, an increase of 677 units or 6.4 per cent compared to February last year, with Territory, Escape, Courier and F-Series key contributors.

Total Ford SUV sales set a new February record with 2,478 SUV models sold, establishing an outright SUV sales record for the company in the process.

"Sales of Territory were up by 41 per cent on the previous month for a total of 2,072 sales, while Escape produced its best February performance on record with 366 sales," Ford Australia President Tom Gorman said.

"The high level of customer interest in Territory that was reported by our dealers throughout January, in conjunction with a solid forward order bank, has translated into the second best Territory sales result since it entered the market last June.

"Territory's February figure was only just shy of the all time record month achieved last December and comes just a few weeks after it was awarded Wheels Magazine Car of the Year for 2004, so it's another fantastic result for the Territory brand.

"In the Light truck sector, the Courier range also continues to perform strongly with total Courier sales up by over 29 per cent year on year."

Ford sold 347 Courier 4x4 models, which is a February record, while 256 sales of Courier 4x2 models represents the best February result since 2000.

"Another highlight amongst Ford's light truck line-up was the record month for the F-Series range with 256 sales," Mr Gorman said.

"Falcon Ute was also a key contributor to the overall result with sales up by over 38 per cent on last month's figures for a total of 1,538 sales.

"Fiesta recorded 395 sales, bringing the running total for its first 12 months on the market to 4,809 sales, which represents a four-year high for a Ford Australia model in the Light Car segment."

Ford also sold 4,650 Falcon models during February, contributing to total Passenger sales of 6,069 vehicles.

"Our combined January and February sales figures highlight the strength, quality and diversity of our current product range," Mr Gorman said.

For further information, please contact:
Ford Australia Public Affairs
Phone: 03-9359 8491
Fax: 03-9359 8900

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