Ford up 25% in April -- #1 Automaker in US sales since Feb 2010.

[68fastback]

April nums released by Ford today -- summary and detail click thru:

FORD’S U.S. APRIL SALES UP 25 PERCENT; FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH FORD SALES HAVE INCREASED MORE THAN 20 PERCENT (http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32511)

•Ford, Lincoln and Mercury April sales totaled 162,996, up 25 percent versus year ago; retail sales were up 32 percent, and fleet sales were up 13 percent
•Ford brand sales up 26 percent versus year ago, Lincoln up 22 percent and Mercury up 19 percent
•Ford cars up 10 percent versus year ago, utilities up 33 percent and trucks up 38 percent
•Ford Fusion, Escape, Flex and Transit Connect set sales records
•Ford, Lincoln and Mercury year-to-date sales totaled 591,592, up 34 percent versus year ago
•Ford gains retail market share for the 18th time in the last 19 months, as more buyers turn to Ford’s fresh lineup of high-quality, fuel-efficient vehicles

Full Sales Release w/tables -pdf (http://media.ford.com/images/10031/April10sales.pdf)

[Joe G]

:yay:


I hope they don't forget what got them here and don't slip back to what brought them to the brink before.


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[68fastback]

Will be interesting to see who eventually follows Mulally at the helm. I'm not a big Mark Fields fan (even if he is a former IBMer) but that's just a gut-level feel tho I suspect *he* feels he's on the short list. I don't think Bill Ford will re-take that position. Now that they've seen what a well-seasoned on-point executive is capable of it may help set the bar high for the future --hope so. Still Mulally will be a touh act to follow, imo.