"One Ford" assumes that North Americans soon will be buying the same kinds of cars and crossovers popular in Europe. That may be true in the near future. For now, the Top 10 best sellers in the U.S. are significantly different from the Top 10 in China, the single largest automotive market, and in Europe, which collectively is still larger than China
As an individual country, China passed the United States some six or seven years earlier than expected, when our market plummeted in the thick of the 2009 Great Recession. China has remained ahead since. For year-to-date 2010 numbers through October, there were 11.1 million cars sold in China, up 35.5 percent. U.S. sales through October totaled 9.6 million, up 11 percent, while Europe's automotive market continued to suffer stagnation. Sales in 27 countries there totaled 11.6 million through October, off 4.6 percent compared to the first 10 months of 2009.
Here's a snapshot of the Top 10 in each market year-to-date through October 2010.
As an individual country, China passed the United States some six or seven years earlier than expected, when our market plummeted in the thick of the 2009 Great Recession. China has remained ahead since. For year-to-date 2010 numbers through October, there were 11.1 million cars sold in China, up 35.5 percent. U.S. sales through October totaled 9.6 million, up 11 percent, while Europe's automotive market continued to suffer stagnation. Sales in 27 countries there totaled 11.6 million through October, off 4.6 percent compared to the first 10 months of 2009.
Here's a snapshot of the Top 10 in each market year-to-date through October 2010.
