Ford India total sales fall 38% in March

April 01, 2013 03:44 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 04:59 am IST - New Delhi

Ford India Executive Director (Marketing, Sales and Service) Vinay Piparsania. File photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Ford India Executive Director (Marketing, Sales and Service) Vinay Piparsania. File photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Car maker Ford India on Monday reported 38.28 per cent decline in its total sales in March this year at 7,499 units.

The company had sold a total of 12,150 units in the same month last year, Ford India said in a statement.

The domestic sales also went down by 41.61 per cent to 5,271 units in March this year as against 9,028 units in the same month last year, it added.

The company exported 2,228 units last month compared to 3,122 units in the year-ago period, registering a fall of 28.64 per cent.

Commenting on the sales performance, Ford India Executive Director (Marketing, Sales and Service) Vinay Piparsania said: “Despite the difficult business environment this quarter, we have continued to build our brand in India with the launch of the Figo Celebration and the Endeavour Alterrain editions. We see the current downturn as cyclical and expect stronger sales growth in the future.”

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