Ford Fleet Sales Drop 13% in January
While Ford Motor Company’s U.S. retail sales of 120,400 vehicles were up 6 percent in January, total sales declined 1 percent and fleet sales dropped 13%.
Fleet sales of 52,212 vehicles, including daily rental, commercial and government segments, declined 13 percent.
Ford F-Series sales totaled 57,995 trucks last month, a 13 percent increase, supported by strong retail gains from both F-150 and Super Duty. F-Series was up 19 percent at retail, with gains in every region. January represents the best sales start for F-Series since 2004.
Retail sales of Ford brand SUVs were up 11 percent last month, driving overall SUV sales up 6 percent, with 53,224 vehicles sold. January marks the best-ever overall start for Ford SUVs.