rmc523 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Just a placeholder for when March sales are announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Econetic Diesels will be uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup Green Car of the Year Also during 2008, Ford S-MAX won the MPV category of the Green Car Awards run by the Environmental Transport Association and website Whatgreencar.com made the Ford Focus ECOnetic its first Green Car of the Year. Andy Taylor, Ford's European sustainability director, said: "Demand is so strong for Ford cars with small diesel engines from wind-powered Dagenham Diesel Centre that the site will add a third turbine this year to power plant output. Ford's ECOnetic range uses Dagenham's 1.6 and 1.8 TDCi engines. The accolades Ford has received acknowledge both our greenest product offerings yet and the attention given to the environmental impact of how our cars are made, and disposed of." Sales of Ford's sub-120g cars soared during 2008 – peaking at 50 per cent up in November year-on-year and averaging a 25 per cent rise for the full year . http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/News/VehicleNews/GreenDrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 This post is for Ford's MARCH sales. What a car in the UK did in November is irrelevant. Please for once try to stay on topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 This post is for Ford's MARCH sales. What a car in the UK did in November is irrelevant. Please for once try to stay on topic. LOL Let close the thread then Nick & look at Aprils numbers in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkoko Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I expect the numbers to be better than February in terms of total # of vehicles sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibinubu12 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Down 40.9% http://media.ford.com/images/10031/March09sales.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I expect the numbers to be better than February in terms of total # of vehicles sold. They were 30% higher than February which I expected. Looks like Fusion, Flex, F-150, and Escape did the best. In this market, looks like Ford held its own and then some. Ford is figuring that they did better than most. Could someone post the individual numbers as my computer has trouble with PDF's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 They were 30% higher than February which I expected. Looks like Fusion, Flex, F-150, and Escape did the best. In this market, looks like Ford held its own and then some. Ford is figuring that they did better than most. Could someone post the individual numbers as my computer has trouble with PDF's. FORD MOTOR COMPANY MARCH 2009 U.S. SALES ---------------------------------------- March Year-To-Date ----- % ------------ % 2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------ Sales By Brand Ford 109,490 187,828 -41.7 273,234 483,817 -43.5 Lincoln 7,310 10,913 -33.0 19,034 28,471 -33.1 Mercury 8,307 14,333 -42.0 19,479 34,435 -43.4 ----- ------ ------ ------ Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury 125,107 213,074 -41.3 311,747 546,723 -43.0 Volvo 6,358 9,263 -31.4 12,624 24,804 -49.1 ----- ----- ------ ------ Total Ford Motor Company 131,465 222,337 -40.9 324,371 571,527 -43.2 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Sales By Type Cars 46,467 73,296 -36.6 109,852 176,140 -37.6 Crossover Utility Vehicles 27,195 42,405 -35.9 69,335 105,931 -34.5 Sport Utility Vehicles 5,632 20,993 -73.2 18,354 55,424 -66.9 Trucks and Vans 45,813 76,380 -40.0 114,206 209,228 -45.4 ------ ------ ------- ------- Total Trucks 78,640 139,778 -43.7 201,895 370,583 -45.5 ------ ------- ------- ------- Total Vehicles 125,107 213,074 -41.3 311,747 546,723 -43.0 FORD BRAND MARCH 2009 U.S. SALES -------------------------------- March Year-To-Date ----- % ------------ % 2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------ Crown Victoria 3,416 4,622 -26.1 8,334 12,947 -35.6 Taurus 3,758 6,908 -45.6 8,753 15,877 -44.9 Fusion 12,723 15,887 -19.9 28,478 40,050 -28.9 Focus 12,383 21,168 -41.5 30,056 49,070 -38.7 Mustang 3,711 10,180 -63.5 9,645 24,477 -60.6 ----- ------ ----- ------ Ford Cars 35,991 58,765 -38.8 85,266 142,421 -40.1 Flex 2,971 0 NA 7,782 0 NA Edge 6,134 13,508 -54.6 16,321 36,034 -54.7 Escape 12,580 18,517 -32.1 31,030 43,900 -29.3 Taurus X 1,148 3,109 -63.1 3,187 7,497 -57.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- Ford Crossover Utility Vehicles 22,833 35,134 -35.0 58,320 87,431 -33.3 Expedition 1,548 6,967 -77.8 5,489 18,226 -69.9 Explorer 3,317 10,969 -69.8 10,077 27,638 -63.5 ----- ------ ------ ------ Ford Sport Utility Vehicles 4,865 17,936 -72.9 15,566 45,864 -66.1 F-Series 32,728 54,465 -39.9 81,579 148,138 -44.9 Ranger 4,879 8,620 -43.4 11,289 21,597 -47.7 Econoline/Club Wagon 7,831 12,213 -35.9 20,036 36,412 -45.0 Low Cab Forward 21 74 -71.6 50 223 -77.6 Heavy Trucks 342 621 -44.9 1,128 1,731 -34.8 --- --- ----- ----- Ford Trucks and Vans 45,801 75,993 -39.7 114,082 208,101 -45.2 ------ ------ ------- ------- Ford Brand 109,490 187,828 -41.7 273,234 483,817 -43.5 LINCOLN BRAND MARCH 2009 U.S. SALES ----------------------------------- March Year-To-Date ----- % ------------ % 2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------ MKS 1,716 0 NA 4,597 0 NA MKZ 2,005 3,501 -42.7 4,711 9,744 -51.7 Town Car 860 1,924 -55.3 2,454 3,436 -28.6 MKX 2,372 3,487 -32.0 5,776 9,332 -38.1 Navigator 345 1,614 -78.6 1,372 4,832 -71.6 Mark LT 12 387 -96.9 124 1,127 -89.0 -- --- --- ----- Lincoln Brand 7,310 10,913 -33.0 19,034 28,471 -33.1 MERCURY BRAND MARCH 2009 U.S. SALES ----------------------------------- March Year-To-Date ----- % ------------ % 2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------ Grand Marquis 2,674 3,393 -21.2 4,832 7,905 -38.9 Sable 941 1,833 -48.7 2,694 3,757 -28.3 Milan 2,280 3,880 -41.2 5,298 8,877 -40.3 Mariner 1,990 3,784 -47.4 5,239 9,168 -42.9 Mountaineer 422 1,443 -70.8 1,416 4,728 -70.1 --- ----- ----- ----- Mercury Brand 8,307 14,333 -42.0 19,479 34,435 -43.4 VOLVO BRAND MARCH 2009 U.S. SALES --------------------------------- March Year-To-Date ----- % ------------ % 2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change ---- ---- ------ ---- ---- ------ S40 895 1,528 -41.4 1,786 3,977 -55.1 V50 109 172 -36.6 373 492 -24.2 S60 999 1,243 -19.6 1,547 4,266 -63.7 S80 778 1,629 -52.2 1,922 3,764 -48.9 V70 313 263 19.0 475 644 -26.2 XC60 641 0 NA 876 0 NA XC70 575 1,014 -43.3 1,414 2,912 -51.4 XC90 848 2,382 -64.4 2,086 6,187 -66.3 C70 728 654 11.3 1,253 1,500 -16.5 C30 472 378 24.9 892 1,062 -16.0 --- --- --- ----- Volvo Brand 6,358 9,263 -31.4 12,624 24,804 -49.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Flex is actually surprising me quite a bit. It is outselling the Expedition for the year and nearly outsold the Explorer in March. Not bad for an "overpriced station wagon". Fusion held its own, but there were some pretty hefty incentives on the leftover '09's to make way for the '10's. Awful, awful, but at least they increased retail share again. One glimmering bright spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) Flex is actually surprising me quite a bit. It is outselling the Expedition for the year and nearly outsold the Explorer in March. Not bad for an "overpriced station wagon". I guess they are finally catching on...I've seen more and more of them but nearly 3K units in this rotten economy is pretty damn good for it. Maybe once things improve it will go to 4-5K units a month Edited April 1, 2009 by silvrsvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Gotta say l get a bit choked off lost for words every month when l look in at the numbers they were dropping all last year as well. I think l am gonna take break from BON and come back when nearly everything has + signs in front of sales, this is just to painful to look in at every month even if everybody elses numbers are dropping as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Maybe once things improve it will go to 4-5K units a year Maybe even a bit higher, we can hope. Either way, even 5K a month would be pretty sustainable volume for such a product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I think l am gonna take break from BON We'd be okay with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Flex is actually surprising me quite a bit. It is outselling the Expedition for the year and nearly outsold the Explorer in March. Not bad for an "overpriced station wagon". Fusion held its own, but there were some pretty hefty incentives on the leftover '09's to make way for the '10's. Awful, awful, but at least they increased retail share again. One glimmering bright spot. Fusion was Fords star turns for the month with one of the smallest drops, it has done well Nick sales may have dropped by -19%. I bet other cars in its class have dropped 40%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 We'd be okay with that. LOL I thought as much This is just toooooooooo painful every month, l come back and haunt you the most when l notice a lot of +++++++++ signs returning to the market place Fiesta diesels US No1 seller F-Series No2 Al's Taurus No3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Fiesta diesels US No1 seller Probably not in my lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtenthusiast Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ford really needs to stop reporting first. All you see on the current news feeds is "Ford Sales drop 41 percent". They will then update the article as others report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ford really needs to stop reporting first. All you see on the current news feeds is "Ford Sales drop 41 percent". They will then update the article as others report. Ford sold 10,000 more vehicles in March than analysts predicted. I would be surprised if GM and Chrysler have sales drops under 50%. Maybe Chrysler since they are giving vehicles away with incentives averaging twice what Ford is offering. Ford's drop was 38.6% if you adjust for less sales days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ford really needs to stop reporting first. All you see on the current news feeds is "Ford Sales drop 41 percent". They will then update the article as others report. I mentioned that a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 We'd be okay with that. +2 :lol: LOL I thought as much This is just toooooooooo painful every month, l come back and haunt you the most when l notice a lot of +++++++++ signs returning to the market place Fiesta diesels US No1 seller F-Series No2 Al's Taurus No3 You know, it's one thing when you post the sales numbers and discuss them a bit at the beginning of each month. It's another thing when you go around saying how Euro gas/diesels will become US top-sellers instantly and saying how Fiesta had such a great month last month (in February) when we're at the end of the month (March). You still don't seem to realize how different the markets truly are.....we don't like little econoboxes here, although gas prices are starting to force us into them. In the future, could a Fiesta or Focus be the top US seller? Sure, I suppose if gas got that expensive, but for now and for at least the near future, F-series (and larger vehicles in general) will continue to be the top sellers in the US. I just get tired of you saying the same stuff in every post you make. Sorry... [/rant] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 As for the sales numbers, eh...some vehicles had ok months. Glad to see sales were up over February, as well as an increase in marketshare, though. Anybody know how big of a marketshare gain it was? The press release didn't seem to mention it. I'm definitely interested to see how the new Fusion does in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Given the massive changes to the economy since September of '08 comparisons of sales to the same month last year are pretty meaningless. We all get it we're in a major recession. Comparison of market share in a down market are a better indicator of Ford's success vis a vis the competition. These numbers are not a surprise. I remain hopeful that by September/October '09 we will start seeing increases over last year and that Ford's share will continue to increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Given the massive changes to the economy since September of '08 comparisons of sales to the same month last year are pretty meaningless. We all get it we're in a major recession. Comparison of market share in a down market are a better indicator of Ford's success vis a vis the competition. These numbers are not a surprise. I remain hopeful that by September/October '09 we will start seeing increases over last year and that Ford's share will continue to increase. Barring a deeper recession, YOY gains will obviously be easier next year if things get better since this year's numbers are so low. As you said, though, markeshare % is a good indicator of success right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 GM sales down 44% for March selling about 155,000 vehicles and Toyota sales down 39% on sales of about 135,000 vehicles. Prius sales off 58% and Lexus sales down over 40%. So Ford didn't do too badlly in comparison. Adjusted, Ford sales were down 38% and Toyota down 36%. Toyota and Ford right now are just about running neck and neck if you include Volvo sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 A little more info: Honda down 36%. GM and Hyundai both spent record amounts on incentives. Ford incentive spending remained flat from year-ago rates. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29993316/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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