Ford’s Sales in China Surge 19%

Ford Motor Co. and its partners say they wholesaled 1.11 million vehicles in China last year compared with 933,000 units in 2013.

December sales jumped 13% to 107,200 cars and trucks after expanding 2% in November, according to the company. Sales slipped 1% in October.

Ford has said its volume in China is hindered by a lack of sufficient local production capacity. The company and its partners operate eight factories in the country, including a $350 million assembly plant in Chongqing that can make 300,000 vehicles per year. Two more facilities are under construction.