Sales of Ford cars in Russia rose 18% y-o-y in the first half to 63,350 vehicles according to a statement released by JV Ford-Sollers.

Sales of Ford Focus cars increased 18% to 45,230 vehicles in the period, while sales of Ford Mondeo cars rose 10% to 7,357 cars.

In 2011, the sale of Ford automobiles in Russia increased 30% to 118,031 vehicles.