Ford announced it had sold 168,650 ( 51,4%) vehicles in the second quarter in its traditional 20 European markets, achieving 7.1% market share, though, unsurprisingly, COVID-19 shutdowns caused volume to plunge 51.4% year on year.
The Blue Oval claimed to remain Europe's top commercial vehicle brand for the first half of the year, and grew Q2 market share to 13.8%.
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Light commercial vehicle sales fell 40% to 59,521 units, however.
"With dealerships now open across Europe, the industry is showing strong signs of recovery month on month with growth of 78% from May to June 2020," the automaker said in a statement.
"Ford is outpacing the industry with 95% increase in registrations in the same period."
The automaker noted its commercial vehicle business was less affected by the COVID 19 pandemic due to a high mix of fleet sales.
The Focus was the top selling Q2 model with 30,668 sold, followed by Fiesta (26,015) and Tourneo Custom (25,428).
The Kuga PHEV enjoyed a "strong start" and now accounts for 51.1% of total Kuga sales since introduction.
It was the best selling nameplate in Denmark in June.
Germany was Ford's top selling market in the second quarter with 45,891 vehicles sold, down by 43,541.
Ford also said it remained the best selling brand in the UK for both passenger and commercial vehicle sales.
The Turkish built Transit was the UK's overall best selling vehicle in June, imitating the Australian and New Zealand markets where a Ford LCV regularly tops the model charts.
