Ford's 2010 Sales Up 19 Percent

Ford Fprovides 2011 global economic and industry sales outlook Ford's full-year sales totaled 1.935 million, up 19 percent versus a year ago, marking the largest increase of any full-line manufacturer. Ford's December retail sales were the highest for any month since August 2009, up 17 percent versus a year ago. Total sales (including fleet deliveries) were 190,976, up 7 percent versus a year ago. The total sales result included a 40 percent reduction in deliveries to daily rental customers. Ford's U.S. market share was higher for the second year in a row marking the first back-to-back increase in market share since 1993. Ford's U.S. market share in 2010 is estimated at 16.4 percent, up 1.1 points from 2009 and 2.2 points from 2008.