[Ford Jellymoulds]

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct., 1, 2009 – Ford, Lincoln and Mercury third quarter sales were 5 percent higher than a year ago in the U.S., making Ford the only full-line manufacturer to report a sales increase in the period.

In September, Ford sales were 6 percent lower than a year ago. This followed a 2 percent increase in July and a 17 percent increase in August, marking the first time in four years that Ford is reporting a quarterly sales increase.

Ford estimates it gained over 2 points of market share versus last year in September and the third quarter. September marked the 11th time in the last 12 months Ford has gained retail market share.

"Our balanced new lineup of high-quality, fuel-efficient products helped us navigate through an exceptional period in industry sales," said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. "With its volatile sales peaks and valleys and dramatic segment shifts, the third quarter was a great test of our One Ford Plan – building a range of vehicles from small cars to hard-working trucks."

Ford's third quarter market share gains were paced by the Ford Focus small car, Ford Fusion mid-size car, Ford Escape small utility and Ford F-Series trucks. Internal and external studies continue to show a positive trend in favorable consumer opinion about Ford, and a growing number of consumers are considering the purchase of a Ford vehicle

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[jasonj80]

Ford's Strong New Products Drive Industry's Only Third-Quarter U.S. Sales Boost From Full-Line Makers - Sept Down 6%

http://finance.yahoo...g...ml?x=0&.v=1

[ausrutherford]

Better than i expected. And how did Explorer post gains?!?!?!

[RichardJensen]

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how did Explorer post gains?!?!?!

Fleet sales up 23%

[RichardJensen]

Will be interesting to see what rolls in from other mfrs., as Ford is predicting a 2pt. gain in market share off a 6% decline in volume.

[ausrutherford]

A post without reference to the cortina? Whats happening Jelly?

i kid, i kid

[jasonj80]

Volvo and Mercury are sad -- not one Volvo model sold over 1,000 units in the month and Mercury sold only 5,443 Units.


I wish they broke out rental fleets vs regular fleet, TC sales are probably being recorded as fleet sales.

[Ford Jellymoulds]

ausrutherford, on Oct 1 2009, 05:21 PM, said:

A post without reference to the cortina? Whats happening Jelly?

i kid, i kid

LOL :hysterical:

Good to see Taurus sales up by +60.1% WOW.

[silvrsvt]

Ford Flex sales totaled 9,815, up 59 percent versus a year ago. The Flex is among the most
fuel-efficient full-size crossover utilities in America. :woot:

So much for it being a failure!

Mustang Sales have flattened out also.....though did the Carpmo outsell it again?

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[Extreme4x4]

Wow. Thats alot better than I expected.

F-series sales are up. WooHoo.

[Tornado]

The Mark LT is going to be a rare truck, only 144 so far this year.

[Ford Jellymoulds]

jasonj80, on Oct 1 2009, 05:27 PM, said:

Volvo and Mercury are sad -- not one Volvo model sold over 1,000 units in the month and Mercury sold only 5,443 Units.


I wish they broke out rental fleets vs regular fleet, TC sales are probably being recorded as fleet sales.

T-Stag will be pleased to see Volvo V50 sales up 213% he likes percentages %%%%, but to you & me Jason 119 +254 sales is still shit.

Good ole Classic F-Series with 33,877 sales, backbone of Fords US sales.

[fordmantpw]

Tornado, on Oct 1 2009, 12:50 PM, said:

The Mark LT is going to be a rare truck, only 144 so far this year.

It was discontinued for the 2009 model year...the last ones were built around July/August time frame last year.

That said, they didn't sell a bunch when they were in production.

[FordBuyer]

Extreme4x4, on Oct 1 2009, 01:41 PM, said:

Wow. Thats alot better than I expected.

F-series sales are up. WooHoo.

Ford beat expectations again. That's all you can really hope for in this economy. Beat expectations and you are the winner competitively. You can't compare it to normal times. Everyone fails if you do that. Ford has beaten expectations for quite some time now. IMO, Ford will keep robbing market share from others, especially GM and Chrysler for many more months.

[jpvbs]

Also of interest, F-Series +3.5% With c4c in August, they were up ~40%. While certainly not at those levels this month, it is still a good showing. Chevy trucks, even with c4c, were down double digits in August. I'm curious to see their numbers for September.

Ranger sales were way off in September, probably because they sold them all in August. Explorer sales are way up for September and Edge sales are way down (Edge sold out so people are buying the Explorer instead?).

[TomServo92]

GM down 45% compared to a year ago

[NickF1011]

TomServo92, on Oct 1 2009, 02:03 PM, said:

GM down 45% compared to a year ago

WOW! Under 20,000 Silverados. Ouch.

Camaro did outsell Mustang again though. :yup:

[Kev-Mo]

ausrutherford, on Oct 1 2009, 10:12 AM, said:

Better than i expected. And how did Explorer post gains?!?!?!

Perhaps because it is a really nice SUV and people still need some UTILITY to go with thier Sport.

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[RichardJensen]

TomServo92, on Oct 1 2009, 01:03 PM, said:

GM down 45% compared to a year ago

How much longer will this go on?

[Edstock]

RichardJensen, on Oct 1 2009, 02:30 PM, said:

How much longer will this go on?

Has the fat broad made parade yet?