Ford India sales down 8% in September

Car-maker Ford India today reported 8.29 per cent decline in its total sales in September this year at 9,418 units. The company had sold a total of 10,270 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales also declined marginally to 7,794 units in September this year as against 7,801 units in the same month last year, Ford India said in a statement.

Commenting on the sales performance, Ford India President and Managing Director, Michael Boneham said: "We have seen customer confidence improving with the start of the festive season, and are fully prepared to handle pent-up demand during the festive period with our enhanced capacity for diesel engines at Chennai." The company's exports saw a decline of 34.22 per cent to 1,624 as against 2,469 units in the same month last year.