Ford Vietnam sets new monthly, quarterly sales records

Ford Vietnam broke its monthly and quarterly sales records in the fourth quarter of 2022, with 13,329 cars sold, holding a market share of over 10%.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Ford Vietnambroke its monthly and quarterly sales records in the fourth quarter of 2022, with13,329 cars sold, holding a market share of over 10%.

In 2022, it sold nearly 29,000automobiles, rising 22% year on year, the joint venture said on January 11.

Last year also marked the first time Forddebuted five models in Vietnam despite post-pandemic economic and supply chainchallenges. Three of the five were assembled at its factory in Hai Duongprovince.

Notably, Ranger was the pickup modeltaking the lead in the Vietnamese market for more than 10 years. Up to 16,477 unitswere sold in 2022, rising 5% from the previous year and accounting for over 70%of the total pickup sales in the market.

Among other models, the Next-GenerationFord Everest made up 44% of the sales in the mid-size SUV segment, FordExplorer 57% in the full-size SUV segment, and Ford Territory 14% among the C-Segment SUVs.

Meanwhile, Ford Transit retained itstop position among the16-seater minivans as 2,423 units were sold, surging 170%year on year and accounting for 60% of the total sales in this regard./.
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