Fusion, Escape Hit All Time Highs
FordInsideNews
April 2, 2013
Typically one the best volume months for the US market, March is seen as one of the keystone months for automakers to report sales. Ford reported today a nearly 6-% increase over March 2012. Ford brand sales were up 6.9%, but continued low availability of the MkZ hurt Lincoln sales for another month as sales fell 22.5-%.
March 2013 turned out to be a great month for the all-new Fusion and Escape, both of which hit all time sales records. This marks the first time the Fusion has seen sales above the 30,000 units mark. Elsewhere in the Ford brand, the Explorer recorded sales of 18,599 units. That is a record for the Explorer since the new model debuted.
Ford truck sales increased 6.0-% overall. Leading the way was of course the F-Series, which recorded a rise of 16.3-% for over 67,500 units. Ford notes the full-size truck market is up as a whole indicating an improving economy. Transit Connect also saw a sales gain of 22.9-%.
Due to the late widespread availability of the Lincoln MkZ in March, the brand's sales once again fell 22.5-%. We should note that all of Lincoln's models fell with it.
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FordInsideNews
April 2, 2013
Typically one the best volume months for the US market, March is seen as one of the keystone months for automakers to report sales. Ford reported today a nearly 6-% increase over March 2012. Ford brand sales were up 6.9%, but continued low availability of the MkZ hurt Lincoln sales for another month as sales fell 22.5-%.
March 2013 turned out to be a great month for the all-new Fusion and Escape, both of which hit all time sales records. This marks the first time the Fusion has seen sales above the 30,000 units mark. Elsewhere in the Ford brand, the Explorer recorded sales of 18,599 units. That is a record for the Explorer since the new model debuted.
Ford truck sales increased 6.0-% overall. Leading the way was of course the F-Series, which recorded a rise of 16.3-% for over 67,500 units. Ford notes the full-size truck market is up as a whole indicating an improving economy. Transit Connect also saw a sales gain of 22.9-%.
Due to the late widespread availability of the Lincoln MkZ in March, the brand's sales once again fell 22.5-%. We should note that all of Lincoln's models fell with it.
Sales Tables DEAD LINK
new .Pdf LINK also attaching