Ford, Lincoln and Mercury July sales totaled 166,092, up 5 percent month-on-month. Year-to-date sales totaled 1.12 million, up 24 percent, with growth across Ford's full family of cars (up 21 percent), utilities (up 19 percent) and trucks (up 32 percent).
Chrysler Group reported US sales of 93,313, a 5 percent increase compared with sales in July 2009 (88,900 units). July represents the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases.
July sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac increased by a combined 25 percent to 199,432 units. Buick and Cadillac brands each sold more than twice as many vehicles in July, compared with the same month a year ago. July marks the 10th straight month in which total and retail sales for GM's brands increased year-over-year,
Toyota Motor Sales USA, however, reported July sales of 169,224 units, a decrease of 6.8 percent from the same period last year. Toyota Division recorded sales of 150,629 vehicles, a decrease of 7.2 percent from the levels reported in July 2009.