In September Ford recorded the highest number of new car leads out of all the manufacturers; it has also gained more market share in the new car sector.
With 56,361 new Ford cars registered in September and 277,410 registrations for the year to date Ford also leads the way in the number of new cars sold this year. Ford's share of car sales for the month was 13.8 per cent and for the year to date 14.1 per cent.
Ford is doing well in the used car market too, What Car? Has voted the Ford Mondeo as its used car of the year 2010. The car buyers' guide declared the Ford Mondeo as the best used car over rivals such as the Mercedes S class and Lexus IS.
The What Car? used car awards are judged by a variety of motor industry experts, including British Car Auctions and Warranty Direct, as well as What Car? road testers.
In making the decision to crown the Mondeo used car of the year many factors were taken into consideration, one of them being value for money.
What Car? Editor Steve Fowler said: "it's hard to find fault with the Ford Mondeo, especially at the price. It's a comfortable cruiser for covering motorway miles, yet it's still great fun to drive and makes an extremely capable family car."
The full list of winners is as follows:
Supermini: Vauxhall Corsa 1.2
Small family car: Kia Cee'd 1.6 GS
Family car & compact executive: Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Zetec