The Ford Transit was the best selling van once again in Ireland in 2007.

In a buoyant Irish 2007 commercial vehicle (CV) sales market, Ford again topped the charts for the 18th year in a row. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) official figures, close to 50,000 CVs (49,816) were sold in Ireland last year, making 2007 another record year for this sector (increase of 6.3% over 2006). Of the total CV sales, the Ford brand accounted for more than 19.7 per cent of that figure with total sales of 9,799 units.

Ford's dominance of the CV market in 2007 was driven, as in previous years, by the multi-award-winning Ford Transit. The Transit, which was voted 2007 International Van of the Year, was the overall best-selling commercial vehicle in Ireland again last year. In 2007, Ford sold 6,619 Transit units in Ireland – that is an increase of 43 per cent over the figure for 2006.

Ford also had two other 2007 best-sellers in both the car-derived van sector with the Ford Focus Van and the small van sector with the Ford Fiesta Van. In addition, Ford's Ranger, the versatile 4x4 pickup vehicle, made a huge impression in Ireland this year, more than quadrupling its sales from 91 units in 2006 to 395 units in 2007.

Ford's overall tally of 9,799 CV units sold in 2007 is a 22.4 per cent increase over 2006 and represents the fourth year of consecutive double-digit growth in sales.

Commercial Vehicle Sales (light/medium/heavy) 2005-2007

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