Ford Brand U.S. Sales Increase 1 Percent To 233,069 Units In May 2018

June 6, 2018 5:10 pm

FoMoCo’s Ford brand reported 233,069 new vehicle deliveries in May 2018 in the United States, an increase of 1 percent compared to May 2017.

Sales on an individual model basis were as follows:

Ford C-Max sales decreased 45.85 percent to 991 units
Ford E-Series sales decreased 27.5 percent to 3,907 units
Ford EcoSport sales totaled 5,481 units
- Retail sales increased 65 percent
Ford Edge sales decreased 10.33 percent to 12,332 units
Ford Escape sales decreased 3.01 percent to 26,993 units
Ford Expedition sales decreased 9.29 percent to 5,223 units as inventories continue to improve
- Retail sales increased 41.8 percent
- Expedition is averaging just 19 days on dealer lots
- Average Transaction Prices grew $12,300 over the last year to $61,400
- May sales gains came from every region
Ford Explorer sales decreased 14.29 percent to 19,470 units
Ford F-Series sales increased 11.33 percent to 84,639 units, representing the nameplate’s best May performance since 2000
- The results mark 13 consecutive months of year-over-year gains
- Ford F-Series has broken through the 80,000 mark four times over the last 9 months, a claim no other full-size truck maker can make. This comes with a $1,400 gain in average transaction pricing for the month.
Ford Fiesta sales increased 22.22 percent to 5,110 units
Ford Flex sales decreased 12.23 percent to 1,701 units
Ford Focus sales decreased 6.38 percent to 16,144 units
Ford Fusion sales decreased 29.39 percent to 15,253 units
Ford GT sales increased 20 percent to 6 units
Ford Heavy Trucks sales increased 48.06 percent to 1,297 units
Ford Mustang sales increased 10.69 percent to 8,739 units as the spring selling season heated up, representing a strong start to the sports car-selling season
- Mustang remains the best-selling sports car both in the U.S. and globally – a lead it has held since first going global three years ago
Ford Police Interceptor Sedan sales decreased 8.61 percent to 828 units
Ford Police Interceptor Utility sales increased 9.91 percent to 3,206 units
Ford Taurus sales decreased 1.32 percent to 2,987 units
Ford Transit sales increased 12.4 percent to 15,513 units, representing its best monthly sales performance since launching in 2014
Ford Transit Connect sales increased 3.34 percent to 3,249 units

In the first five months of 2018, Ford sales decreased 2 percent to 1,006,321 units.

Sales Results - May 2018 - USA - Ford

MODEL	MAY 2018 / MAY 2017	MAY 2018	MAY 2017	YTD 2018 / YTD 2017	YTD 2018	YTD 2017
C-MAX	-45.85%	991	1,830	-33.79%	4,564	6,893
E-SERIES	-27.50%	3,907	5,389	-3.89%	21,781	22,663
ECOSPORT	*	5,481	*	*	16,854	*
EDGE	-10.33%	12,332	13,752	-2.80%	56,226	57,846
ESCAPE	-3.01%	26,993	27,830	-10.85%	115,726	129,805
EXPEDITION	-9.29%	5,223	5,758	-13.93%	22,649	26,316
EXPLORER	-14.29%	19,470	22,715	-5.83%	91,495	97,157
F-SERIES	+11.33%	84,639	76,027	+5.67%	371,934	351,965
FIESTA	+22.22%	5,110	4,181	+0.02%	20,559	20,554
FLEX	-12.23%	1,701	1,938	-18.29%	7,816	9,565
FOCUS	-6.38%	16,144	17,244	-4.40%	64,191	67,146
FUSION	-29.39%	15,253	21,603	-19.96%	71,300	89,086
GT	+20.00%	6	5	+366.67%	56	12
HEAVY TRUCKS	+48.06%	1,297	876	-17.19%	4,879	5,892
MUSTANG	+10.69%	8,739	7,895	-8.83%	35,028	38,422
POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN	-8.61%	828	906	-2.67%	3,356	3,448
POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY	+9.91%	3,206	2,917	+5.25%	14,850	14,109
TAURUS	-1.32%	2,987	3,027	-22.55%	12,848	16,589
TRANSIT	+12.40%	15,513	13,801	+4.13%	57,879	55,584
TRANSIT CONNECT	+3.34%	3,249	3,144	-5.22%	12,330	13,009
FORD TOTAL	+0.97%	233,069	230,838	-1.92%	1,006,321	1,026,061