Ford Sales in Europe Jump 12%

Ford Motor Co. sold 69,900 vehicles in its top 20 European markets last month compared with 62,700 in February 2013.

The company notes that its volume outgrew the general market for the region, where sales advanced 8% to 74,500 units. Ford says its market share increased 0.2 points to 7.0% year on year.

Ford's five largest national markets in Europe are Germany (16,700 units), the U.K. (12,700), Italy (8,200), France (7,000) and Russia (6,300).