Ford sales were down 12% for August
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Ford sales were down 12% for August
Ford says August sales of light trucks tumbled 20 percent, total vehicle sales down 12 percent. -
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/01/news...ales/index.htm
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Ford sales tumble in August
Truck sales sink 20 percent, overall sales down 12 percent for No. 2 U.S. automaker.
September 1 2006: 12:27 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford Motor Co. reported Friday that sales of its key light truck models plunged 20 percent in August.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker said car sales rose 8.5 percent from a year earlier.
But high gasoline prices hit sales of pickups and SUV's, leaving total sales off nearly 12 percent at 255,122 vehicles, about in line with the forecast of sales tracker Edmunds.com. For the year-to-date, U.S. sales are down nearly 10 percent.
Truck sales sink 20 percent, overall sales down 12 percent for No. 2 U.S. automaker.
September 1 2006: 12:27 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford Motor Co. reported Friday that sales of its key light truck models plunged 20 percent in August.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker said car sales rose 8.5 percent from a year earlier.
But high gasoline prices hit sales of pickups and SUV's, leaving total sales off nearly 12 percent at 255,122 vehicles, about in line with the forecast of sales tracker Edmunds.com. For the year-to-date, U.S. sales are down nearly 10 percent.
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Re: Ford sales were down 12% for August
Originally Posted by landstuhltaylor
cant say its surprising. the only good vehicle they have is the f150
Even with those vehicles added it's still not much.
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Originally Posted by landstuhltaylor
but those dont fall in the light truck category
Im sure Stang sales and maybe Fusion sales were a few of bright spots for non-truck sales in August for Ford.
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Originally Posted by landstuhltaylor
boring
I am not much of a Ford fan, but Fusion is,IMO, the best looking car in it's class.
It certainly is much better looking than Malibu or Stratus.
Of course, as I've said many times over, Ford basically styled the Fusion after the CTS, so it's no wonder I like it, even if it is pretty much a copy cat act, IMO.
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Re: Ford sales were down 12% for August
15,774 Taurus' last year, 15,468 Fusion this year so don't get out of your pants too quick. That means its selling right beside the datesd Taurus. They still sold 13,263 of them this year too.
Mustang sales are out-freaking-standing tho!
Mustang sales are out-freaking-standing tho!
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Re: Ford sales were down 12% for August
A bit more of a breakdown....
- Total Ford Car sales were up 12%. Total Truck Sales were down 20%.
- Mustang Sales were up 64% over last year (almost 18,000 sold in August 06 - highest August total since 1979)
- Fusion sales continue to climb, and now sit between Malibu and Cobalt in sales numbers, and just shy of the G6 (well below leading Impala).
- Five Hundred sales were down over 50%.
- Freestyle (-43), Expedition (-31), Escape (-24), and Ranger (-44) were all down significantly. Exploder was down some (-6).
- F-Series was down 15%. That's bread and butter there.
- Total Ford Car sales were up 12%. Total Truck Sales were down 20%.
- Mustang Sales were up 64% over last year (almost 18,000 sold in August 06 - highest August total since 1979)
- Fusion sales continue to climb, and now sit between Malibu and Cobalt in sales numbers, and just shy of the G6 (well below leading Impala).
- Five Hundred sales were down over 50%.
- Freestyle (-43), Expedition (-31), Escape (-24), and Ranger (-44) were all down significantly. Exploder was down some (-6).
- F-Series was down 15%. That's bread and butter there.
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Re: Ford sales were down 12% for August
Sometimes I think Ford named their large sedan the Five Hundred (500) as a half-@$$ way to try to trump the Chrysler 300.
For some reason the name 'Five Hundred' makes absolutely no 'sense' for marketing reasons and ironically it's making very little 'cents' for Ford right now
For some reason the name 'Five Hundred' makes absolutely no 'sense' for marketing reasons and ironically it's making very little 'cents' for Ford right now
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Originally Posted by johnsocal
Sometimes I think Ford named their large sedan the Five Hundred (500) as a half-@$$ way to try to trump the Chrysler 300.
For some reason the name 'Five Hundred' makes absolutely no 'sense' for marketing reasons and ironically it's making very little 'cents' for Ford right now
For some reason the name 'Five Hundred' makes absolutely no 'sense' for marketing reasons and ironically it's making very little 'cents' for Ford right now