Ford Sales Advance 1% in Europe

Ford Motor Co. reports that a 31% jump in demand for its SUVs pushed July sales in Europe up 2% to 101,800 units.

Passenger car sales last month rose 1% to 74,300 units. Commercial vehicle sales climbed 3% to 277,500 trucks and vans.

Demand for the company’s EcoSport and Kuga crossover vehicles set July records with sales increases of 110% and 5%, respectively. The company’s commercial vehicles delivered the segment’s best July result in 25 years, led by a 10% jump to 18,300 Transit vans.