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\nFord\u2019s iconic vehicles, commercial and EVs drove a first-quarter sales increase of 10.7 percent making the Blue Oval America\u2019s best-selling brand.<\/p>\n\nSales surged across Ford\u2019s areas of strength, including trucks (up 19.6 percent); three-row SUVs (up 47.6 percent); Bronco brand (up 18.3 percent); Ford Pro Transit van (up 86.0 percent); Mustang (up 5.2 percent) and electric vehicles (up 41.0 percent).<\/p>\n
\nFord\u2019s overall vehicle sales \u2013 Ford Blue, Ford Pro, Model e and Lincoln \u2013 totaled 475,906, up 10.1 percent with estimated share up over a year ago.<\/p>\n
\nFord\u2019s EV sales grew 41.0 percent in the first quarter on sales of 10,866 electric vehicles. F-150 Lightning sales totaled 4,291 pickups with production capacity actions on track to hit an annual production run rate of 150,000 this year. Sales by Ford Pro of the E-Transit, America\u2019s best-selling electric van last year, climbed 62.7 percent. Reflecting downtime at the plant for changes to increase production, Mustang Mach-E sales were down.<\/p>\n
\nFord is America\u2019s No. 1 selling truck manufacturer, with 254,023 trucks and vans sold in the first quarter, outselling GM\u2019s trucks and vans by approximately 27,000 vehicles. Sales of Ford\u2019s overall trucks, including pickups and vans, were up 19.6 percent on the strength of F-Series pickups (up 21.1 percent) and Ford Pro\u2019s Transit van (up 86.0 percent).<\/p>\n
\nTo support this momentum, Ford\u2019s Kansas City Assembly Plant will add a third crew in April to increase production for Ford Pro of the best-selling Transit and E-Transit vans. Ford also is increasing production at manufacturing plants across North America to meet strong customer demand for vehicles including Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, Bronco Sport and Maverick.<\/p>\n
\n“Ford is off to a fast start to the year. Ford\u2019s sales growth and investments are a direct result of strong customer demand across our truck, SUV, and electric vehicle segments. And this year\u2019s highly anticipated new product launches with Super Duty, Escape, Mustang and Ranger, will only add to this momentum,\u201d said Andrew Frick, vice president, sales distribution, and trucks.<\/p>\n
\nFord Explorer was the best-selling, three-row midsize SUV in America, and the red-hot Bronco brand saw sales growth of 18.3 percent, including a 37.6 percent rise for Bronco. Additionally, Expedition sales surged.<\/p>\n
\nBlueCruise, Ford\u2019s driver assist technology, is now available on 186,000 vehicles; customers have accumulated more than 55 million hands-free miles driven with the technology. Consumer Reports rated Ford BlueCruise as the top-rated active driving assistance system.<\/p>\n
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