(From:CMB-CETA editor)

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co. said its vehicle sales in China rose 14 percent to 197,212 units in the first half from a year earlier, according to Wednesday's China Daily.

    Changan Ford Mazda, a tie-up with Chongqing Changan Auto Co. and Mazda Motor sold 140,386 cars in the first six months, up 20 percent from a year earlier.

    Sales of its all new Fiesta compact car came to 18,224 units during the period. The monthly sales of its mid-range Focus sedan averaged more than 10,000 units, said the U.S. company in a statement.

    Jiangling Motors Corp. Ltd., a commercial vehicle maker partly owned by Ford, sold a record 53,327 vehicles during the first half of the year, including 14,210 Ford Transit models.