Higher sales in February for every brand and in every product category propelled Ford Motor Company to a +43 percent year-on-year sales increase. Compared with January, Ford's February sales are up +22 percent.
February sales were higher throughout Ford's line-up. Cars were up +54 percent versus a year ago, utilities were up +39 percent and trucks were up +36 percent. Among brands, Ford sales were up +46 percent, Lincoln sales were up +19 percent, and Mercury sales were up +24 percent.
Year to date through February, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 250,050, up +34 percent versus a year ago.
Ford estimates its February US total market share was approximately 17 percent, up +3 percentage points versus a year ago.
In February, Ford sales to retail customers were +28 percent higher versus a year ago, and sales to fleet customers were up +74 percent.
In the second quarter of 2010, Ford plans to produce 595,000 vehicles, up +32 percent versus the same period a year ago. Ford's first quarter production plan is 570,000 vehicles, unchanged from the prior forecast.