Ford Trucks Post Double-Digit Gains, with F-Series Marking Its 15th Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Increases; Retail Sales of Lincoln Navigator Up 65 Percent
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JULY 2018 SALES
Total Vehicle
Retail
Fleet
Truck
SUV
Car
U.S. Sales
194,026
142,842
51,184
89,153
69,994
34,879
Versus July 2017
-3.1%
-10.4%
25.7%
10.2%
-1.5%
-27.7%
HIGHLIGHTS
"Ford pickups and vans dominated last month, with overall trucks posting an increase of 10 percent. Combined, pickup, van, and SUVs totaled 153,402 vehicle sales, for a 4.8 percent gain. We have now sold more than 1.1 million trucks and SUVs this year.
Lincoln Navigator continues to be the country's hottest new product, with sales expanding in every region of the United States."
- Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president,
U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service
Ford Motor Company's July U.S. sales totaled 194,026 vehicles - a decline of 3.1 percent
July fleet sales were up 25.7 percent based on order timing. Relative to July 2017 when fleet sales were down 24.6 percent
Ford's overall average transaction pricing grew at a much faster rate than the industry last month, gaining $1,200 - this compares to an industry increase of $700
Ford pickups, vans and commercial vehicles all posted gains in July, with commercial vehicle sales up 25 percent
As America's largest seller of trucks and SUVs combined, the Ford brand saw 153,402 total sales of trucks and SUVs in July, an increase of 4.8 percent. This surpasses the 1-million vehicle mark for the year, with 1,125,957 vehicles sold
Ford F-Series sales were up 2.1 percent last month, with 70,949 total pickups sold. This marks 15 straight months of year-over-year gains for F-Series
Ford Van sales totaled 16,921 vehicles last month, for the year - Ford van sales are up 60.8 percent
Ford Explorer sales increased 7.9 percent, with 20,243 SUVs sold
All-new Lincoln Navigator continued to hustle off dealer lots in July, with retail sales up 64.7 percent
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 201,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visitwww.corporate.ford.com.
*U.S. sales volume reflects transactions with (i) retail and fleet customers (as reported by dealers), (ii) government and (iii) Ford management. Average transaction pricing based on J.D. Power and Associates PIN data.
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JULY 2018 INVENTORY/FLEET RESULTS
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JULY 2018
CONTACT
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JULY 2018 SALES
FORD MOTOR COMPANY JULY 2018 U.S. SALES
%
%
2018
2017
Change
Change
SALES BY BRAND
Ford
186,128
191,337
-2.7
1,413,550
1,436,102
-1.6
Lincoln
7,898
8,875
-11.0
58,167
65,212
-10.8
Total vehicles
194,026
200,212
-3.1
1,471,717
1,501,314
-2.0
SALES BY TYPE
Cars
34,879
48,259
-27.7
303,899
360,607
-15.7
SUVs
69,994
71,067
-1.5
509,179
513,172
-0.8
Trucks
89,153
80,886
10.2
658,639
627,535
5.0
Total vehicles
194,026
200,212
-3.1
1,471,717
1,501,314
-2.0
FORD BRAND
Fiesta
3,928
3,582
9.7
29,287
28,162
4.0
Focus
8,993
16,505
-45.5
84,094
99,226
-15.3
C-MAX
472
1,839
-74.3
5,873
10,634
-44.8
Fusion
10,822
13,886
-22.1
97,800
121,111
-19.2
Taurus
2,087
2,224
-6.2
17,627
21,745
-18.9
Police Interceptor Sedan
483
643
-24.9
4,476
4,824
-7.2
GT
7
8
-12.5
74
29
155.2
Mustang
5,934
6,206
-4.4
48,362
50,814
-4.8
Ford Cars
32,726
44,893
-27.1
287,593
336,545
-14.5
EcoSport
5,354
0
N/A
28,964
0
N/A
Escape
20,630
27,716
-25.6
165,257
184,672
-10.5
Edge
10,150
11,156
-9.0
78,198
82,413
-5.1
Flex
1,858
1,540
20.6
12,002
13,123
-8.5
Explorer
20,243
18,763
7.9
131,048
137,224
-4.5
Police Interceptor Utility
2,539
2,766
-8.2
20,440
19,856
2.9
Expedition
3,475
3,617
-3.9
31,409
34,734
-9.6
Ford SUVs
64,249
65,558
-2.0
467,318
472,022
-1.0
F-Series
70,949
69,467
2.1
522,087
499,327
4.6
E-Series
3,713
3,316
12.0
29,218
30,930
-5.5
Transit
10,794
3,710
190.9
82,206
70,120
17.2
Transit Connect
2,414
3,499
-31.0
17,868
19,559
-8.6
Heavy trucks
1,283
894
43.5
7,260
7,599
-4.5
Ford Trucks
89,153
80,886
10.2
658,639
627,535
5.0
Ford Brand
186,128
191,337
-2.7
1,413,550
1,436,102
-1.6
LINCOLN BRAND
MKZ
1,580
2,399
-34.1
11,255
16,741
-32.8
MKS
0
9
-100.0
0
117
-100.0
Continental
573
958
-40.2
5,051
7,204
-29.9
Lincoln Cars
2,153
3,366
-36.0
16,306
24,062
-32.2
MKC
2,300
2,129
8.0
14,589
15,594
-6.4
MKX
2,043
2,422
-15.6
15,513
17,924
-13.5
MKT
211
226
-6.6
1,453
1,903
-23.6
Navigator
1,191
732
62.7
10,306
5,729
79.9
Lincoln SUVs
5,745
5,509
4.3
41,861
41,150
1.7
Lincoln Brand
7,898
8,875
-11.0
58,167
65,212
-10.8
July
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Ford Motor Company is the biggest car manufacturer in the world. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- car sales (92.5%): Ford and Lincoln brands;
- financing services (5.9%): primarily vehicle purchase financing;
- other (1.6%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (66.4%), Canada (7.6%), the United Kingdom (5.1%), Mexico (1.6%) and other (19.3%).