Ford Motor Company’s October Sales Up Six Percent

Continued strong demand for fuel-efficient utility vehicles and trucks lifted Ford Motor Company to a six percent increase in total sales in October. With total sales of 167,803 vehicles, gains came largely from the company's utility vehicles, up thirty-eight percent, and strong truck sales, up eight percent versus last year.

Year-to-date, Ford's sales have totaled 1,700,618, up seventeen percent. With this performance, the company brand is now on track to increase its market share this year by about one percentage point – which would mark market share gains for three consecutive years.

Explorer's sales were up 225 percent versus a year ago and 11,987 vehicles sold. Year-to-date Explorer sales are up 134 percent, with 108,994 vehicles sold. Explorer retail sales have tripled in every market area of the U.S.

Escape sales in October totaled 19,046 vehicles, a thirty-one percent increase. Year-to-date Escape sales are up thirty-one percent at 206,896 vehicles.

Edge sales totaled 9,161 vehicles in October, down ten percent. Year-to-date, Edge sales increased three percent with 99,940 vehicles sold.

The company's car sales totaled 576,994 through October – up eighteen percent versus the same period a year ago – more than doubling the industry-wide passenger car sales increase. In October, Fiesta, Focus, and Fusion all posted higher retail sales than a year ago, offset by lower fleet deliveries.

In October, Fiesta sales were up seven percent, with 4,124 vehicles sold. Focus total sales were equal to a year ago, with retail sales particularly strong on the U.S. coasts – almost double that of levels from one year ago in California and up almost fifty percent in New York.

Fusion sales were up four percent, totaling 18,094 vehicles, another monthly record for Ford’s midsize sedan. Fusion has now set monthly records in twelve of the last thirteen months. Year-to-date Fusion sales have increased fifteen percent, breaking through the 200,000 vehicle mark for the year and on pace for a record sales year.

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