Global car market to double in next 20 years, says Ford ‘In the next decade 75% of the global population will live in cities,’ he said. ‘Our challenge is to develop cars that communicate with each other and with the world around them.’ Stephen Odell, president of Ford of Europe, Middle East and Africa, reinforced this desire for of growth. ‘Throughout the economic crisis our plan wasn’t about surviving, it was about growing,’ he said. ‘We have seen 10 straight months of year-on-year growth in Europe and we are on track to be back in profit by 2015.’ Speaking at Ford’s Go Further dealer and press meeting in Barcelona, where the company announced that it will finally build the iconic Mustang sports car for Europe by 2015, Mr Odell said that the European automotive industry will experience 20% growth over the next five years. At a similar event last […]