Ford’s Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover brands posted combined sales of 8,779 units, up 66 percent from a year earlier.
Ramping up capacity
Both automakers lag rivals General Motors Corp. and Volkswagen AG in the China market, the world’s second largest.
The industry’s global giants are investing heavily to ramp up Chinese production capacity and grab a bigger share of the market, where total car sales grew 30 percent in 2006 to 5.18 million units.
Toyota, which commands 6 percent of the China car market, completed construction in May of its third plant in Tianjin, increasing capacity at its venture with FAW and its subsidiary Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co. to 420,000 units.
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