Here is the problem, people still think Ford = Trucks. They don’t anymore. Ford has the fuel efficiency leader in 11 categories of cars and trucks. So, when consumers do their homework and want to save money on gas, where are they going to go??????? Were ARE they going obviously??? Ford.
People are going to catch on soon enough…..
H/T reader Scott
Auto sales at Ford Motor Co of Canada Ltd (F.N) rose 15.9 percent in March, lifted by strong demand for fuel-efficient vehicles amid soaring oil prices, the company said on Friday.
Ford’s car sales jumped 30.5 percent to 6,205 units while truck sales rose 11.9 percent to 19,321.
“We knew that as fuel prices rose, consumers would shift their spending to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles,” said David Mondragon, Ford Canada’s president and chief executive.
“We have been forecasting higher demand for fuel-efficient vehicles for some time now and this month marks the start of a new trend in Canada with consumers choosing a more balanced mix of cars.”
From Ford India
Ford India on Friday reported its strongest-ever growth in year-on-year sales, moving over 1 lakh units during the 2010-11 financial year, after registering a 97 per cent increase for the quarter ending March, 2011.
During the January-March, 2011, period, Ford India sold 29,804 units, a 97 per cent growth from 15,154 units during the same period of the previous year.
“With this accomplishment, production at Ford India has crossed 100,000 units in a single financial year,” the company said in a statement.
Ford India, which introduced its first compact car, Figo, last year, sold 85,000 units. In March, 10,485 units were sold, compared to 9,478 units in the same month last year, it said.
The company recorded over 10,000-plus sales in March this year, the highest figure so far.It sold 10,485 units in March. “We are delighted to see our sales figures reaching 10,000-plus twice in the last three months – in January as well as in March, 2011 – making this our best-selling financial year ever. We thank all our customers, employees, dealers and suppliers on this achievement,” Ford India President and Managing Director Michael Boneham said.