Ford Outsells GM In February; Up 43%

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: March 2nd, 2010

Here’s a question for you automotive sales historians: when was the last time (month) Ford outsold GM? Four hundred and seventy one cars was the difference, but the bragging rights would have been worth it if Ford had given them away. Here are the highlights: Sales were up a Toyota tidy 22% from January. Camry-fighter Fusion experienced unintended sales acceleration, rocketing ahead at an unrestrained 116 mph percent.Ford brand vehicles were up 46%; Mercury +24%; Lincoln +19%. Company wide, passenger cars were up 54%, utilities +39%, trucks +36%. Retail sales were up 28%, as fleet sales came back to “normal” after a near stand-still a year ago. Ford estimates its February market share at 17%, up a hefty 3 points from a year ago. Detailed charts follow:

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Richard Chen on Mar 03, 2010

According to WSJ Ford sold 56K vehicles to fleet last month, or 39%. Chrysler was 50% fleet, by comparison.

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Philadlj on Mar 03, 2010

Who'd have thought just a minor refresh of the 11-year-old Focus would lead to such a persistent surge of sales? I wonder if the new Euro Focus and Fiesta will be as successful as the cars they're replacing. The single Taurus X sale is pretty funny - shame about dumping it - it was a great wagon. Finally, it's good to see an American family sedan butting right up to the Camry and Accord at last. That said they should have renamed the Fusion the Taurus...that name just doesn't look right on such a huge, expensive car.

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