Ford¹ Motor Co. announced on its website on Friday that Ford and its joint² ventures in China saw an 11 percent increase in auto³ sales in April compared to the same month a year ago.

 

福特汽车在官网上宣布，四月中国福特以及其合资公司汽车销量同比增长11%。

 

Overall, their China sales in the first four months totaled 349,228 units, down 12 percent from the same period last year.

 

Analysts⁴ said international carmakers saw the same decline in China, largely because government reduced the purchase tax incentive⁵ which encourages much purchase last year.

 

Latest Data shows Ford sold 93,967 vehicles there last month. This comes as Ford reports a quarter of consecutive⁶ U.S. sales slips, and U.S. April sales industry-wide fell 4.7 percent following a record-setting year.

 

The Detroit-based automaker attributed the April numbers to strong Lincoln sedan sales. The company sold 4,533 Lincolns in April, a 95 percent increase over the same month a year ago.

 

Peter Fleet, vice-president of Ford Asia Pacific, said the Chinese market is showing signs of rebounding⁷ and expects Ford's growth momentum⁸ will continue.

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