Ford Motor Company U.S. Sales Up 12.2 Percent In August 2013: By The Numbers

September 4, 2013 9:13 am

Sales of Ford Motor Company vehicles in the United States in August 2013 totaled 221,270 units, a 12.2 percent year-over-year increase. Retail sales were up 20 percent, marking Ford’s best monthly retail performance since 2006.

The increase in retail sales were based on a 15 percent boost in car sales, 16 percent growth in utility sales, and a 30 percent rise in truck sales. The automaker also continued to experience strong growth in coastal regions, which have traditionally been viewed as trend-setting markets for U.S. automotive sales, among other industries.

Moreover, Ford managed to grow its sales despite several inventory-related constraints.

“Producing more Fusions at Flat Rock Assembly with its 1,400 new workers is a welcome opportunity, as Fusion showed great strength in August,” said Ford vice president, U.S. marketing, sales and service Ken Czubay. “Small cars and hybrids continue to outpace the market in the coastal regions of the U.S., with Ford brand retail small car sales growing at more than three times the rate of the U.S. small car industry.”

August sales highlights include:

Fusion had its best-ever August sales with 24,653 vehicles sold. Strongest growth for Fusion continues to be in the western region of the U.S., with retail sales up 63 percent.
Ford’s overall small car sales, including Fiesta, Focus and C-MAX hybrids, were up 30 percent, with combined sales of 30,148 vehicles. C-MAX hybrids contributed 44 percent of Ford’s small car growth in August. Fiesta sales increased 61 percent, for the best August Fiesta sales ever.
F-Series sales of 71,115 vehicles were up 22 percent, for the 25th consecutive monthly increase, and the second time this year sales have topped 70,000 vehicles. The last time F-Series had sales of more than 70,000 vehicles in two separate months in a calendar year was 2006.
Lincoln MKZ sales were up 10 percent to 3,652 vehicles, making for a best-ever August sales month. MKZ has now reported record sales for four of the last five months.
In announcing its August sales results, Ford also said that it will build 785,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 7 percent increase (50,000 vehicles) from the fourth-quarter of 2012. Third-quarter production of 740,000 vehicles is unchanged from previous guidance.

2013 - August - USA - Ford

MODEL	YOY MONTHLY CHANGE	2013	2012	YOY YTD CHANGE	YTD 2013	YTD 2012
FORD TOTAL	+12.68	213,078	189,108	+13.52	1,654,881	1,457,760
FIESTA	+61.49	6,744	4,176	+32.9	52,575	39,561
FOCUS	+6.81	20,372	19,073	+2.98	171,921	166,950
C-MAX	*	3,032	0	*	26,072	0
FUSION	+13.66	24,653	21,690	+3829.18	206,321	181,865
TAURUS	+26.1	6,836	5,421	-18.8	50,656	46,042
POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN	+4.03	1,341	1,289	+145.42	7,387	5,251
MUSTANG	-8.16	5,866	6,387	-69.06	54,745	62,382
CROWN VICTORIA	-100	0	190	-100	0	3,010
ESCAPE	-5.23	26,714	28,188	+859.25	205,683	176,927
EDGE	-0.64	11,529	11,603	-9.14	91,041	86,216
FLEX	+0.23	2,641	2,635	+411.43	18,166	21,442
EXPLORER	+7.44	14,148	13,168	+398.09	122,192	100,202
POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY	+114.24	1,489	695	-97.85	8,777	3,552
EXPEDITION	-1.34	3,176	3,219	+24.19	23,661	24,532
F-SERIES	+22.19	71,115	58,201	+487.19	499,050	408,656
RANGER	-100	0	198	-100	0	19,053
E-SERIES	-5.68	8,631	9,151	+1896.16	84,318	84,990
TRANSIT CONNECT	+18.08	3,925	3,324	+19	27,256	22,905
HEAVY TRUCKS	+73.2	866	500	+19.79	5,060	4,224

2013 - August - USA - Lincoln

MODEL	YOY MONTHLY CHANGE	2013	2012	YOY YTD CHANGE	YTD 2013	YTD 2012
LINCOLN TOTAL	+0.63	8,192	8,141	-6.45	53,399	57,078
MKZ	+9.77	3,652	3,327	+0.01	20,901	20,899
MKS	+11.29	1,134	1,019	-16.29	7,284	8,701
TOWN CAR	-100	0	78	-100	0	842
MKX	-13.42	2,180	2,518	-5.02	15,833	16,670
MKT	-8.77	551	604	-14.95	4,244	4,990
NAVIGATOR	+13.45	675	595	+3.24	5,137	4,976