Sales of sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) outside of North America will surge 40% over the next four years, part of which will be driven by China, Ford’s (F.NYSE) global sales and marketing chief Jim Farley said, The Wall Street Journal reported. In China, the world’s largest new-car market, SUV sales are booming. Ford’s market share in SUVs in China was 0.3% in 2012 and grew to 5% in 2013, after the company started selling the Kuga, Explorer and EcoSport. The introduction of fuel-efficient, smaller utility vehicles by Ford, Honda Motors (HMC.NYSE, 7267.TYO) and Renault-Nissan have caused a surge in demand in India, Brazil, China and even Europe.