Mustang sales up 33%
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor, the nation's second biggest automaker, said Tuesday that overall January sales fell 5.1%, as an increase in car sales was more than offset by a decline in truck sales.
Ford (F) sold 5.1% more cars last month than in January 2004. But truck sales fell 9.8%.
Ford has long had much stronger sales of trucks than cars. But last year, it introduced several car models to try to stem its declining market share.
Ford said combined sales for three of those cars — the Ford Five Hundred, the Ford Freestyle and the Mercury Montego — increased about 5% from December to January.
Meanwhile, the hot-selling Mustang continued to sell at a fast pace. Its sales were about 33% higher than a year ago, the company said.
"This is a great showing for our new products in an otherwise weak month," said Earl Hesterberg, vice president for North American sales and service.
Several analysts had predicted Ford would get a boost in early 2005 because the introductions of the Five Hundred and the new Mustang came late in 2004.
Overall, analysts were forecasting a weak January following strong sales in December. Ford said overall industry sales would be down about 30% from December.
Ford (F) sold 5.1% more cars last month than in January 2004. But truck sales fell 9.8%.
Ford has long had much stronger sales of trucks than cars. But last year, it introduced several car models to try to stem its declining market share.
Ford said combined sales for three of those cars — the Ford Five Hundred, the Ford Freestyle and the Mercury Montego — increased about 5% from December to January.
Meanwhile, the hot-selling Mustang continued to sell at a fast pace. Its sales were about 33% higher than a year ago, the company said.
"This is a great showing for our new products in an otherwise weak month," said Earl Hesterberg, vice president for North American sales and service.
Several analysts had predicted Ford would get a boost in early 2005 because the introductions of the Five Hundred and the new Mustang came late in 2004.
Overall, analysts were forecasting a weak January following strong sales in December. Ford said overall industry sales would be down about 30% from December.
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Been posted already.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?showtopic=15082
Search next time. Not from the same link but still the same numbers.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?showtopic=15082
Search next time. Not from the same link but still the same numbers.
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How is Mustang up 30% with all the problems they are having producing them. I have yet to see a GT on the street here in Minnesota, and I do a lot of driving. Do they use numbers from Mustangs that are orded but not yet delivered? Approx. how many GTs should be produced this year? Anyone know? Can's wait to order mine.....
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Originally posted by Altoid@February 2, 2005, 1:02 PM
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
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Originally posted by Altoid@February 2, 2005, 1:02 PM
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
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Originally posted by Route 66@February 2, 2005, 12:58 PM
How is Mustang up 30% with all the problems they are having producing them. I have yet to see a GT on the street here in Minnesota, and I do a lot of driving. Do they use numbers from Mustangs that are orded but not yet delivered? Approx. how many GTs should be produced this year? Anyone know? Can's wait to order mine.....
How is Mustang up 30% with all the problems they are having producing them. I have yet to see a GT on the street here in Minnesota, and I do a lot of driving. Do they use numbers from Mustangs that are orded but not yet delivered? Approx. how many GTs should be produced this year? Anyone know? Can's wait to order mine.....
You may not see them on the road but that doesn't mean they are not selling. Where I work, after I got mine 2 other people bought GT's but have stored them until the summer.
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Originally posted by adrenalin+February 2, 2005, 1:40 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(adrenalin @ February 2, 2005, 1:40 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Altoid@February 2, 2005, 1:02 PM
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
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Oh, you're good.
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Originally posted by Altoid+February 2, 2005, 1:46 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Altoid @ February 2, 2005, 1:46 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>
I guess just so you keep checking and get more and more frustrated
Originally posted by adrenalin@February 2, 2005, 1:40 PM
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I don't know what's a big deal, its not first and its not last duplicate. I know a lot of people didn't saw first topic about this (me for example, and I'm here every day).
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I am suprised myself its only 33% I would have guessed closer to 100-200 percent as well.
I have seen 2 GT's. The first was on the freeway in October, the second just being offloaded at my local dealership a couple days ago. I have seen 2 Base Coupes. One on the freeway in November and a guy at one of our Starbucks here bought one.
You know what is funny though-I know of 10 GTs sold to people who live in my town of 50,000, but I never see them. Then again, people say they never see me around town and mine is Orange.
Go figure
I have seen 2 GT's. The first was on the freeway in October, the second just being offloaded at my local dealership a couple days ago. I have seen 2 Base Coupes. One on the freeway in November and a guy at one of our Starbucks here bought one.
You know what is funny though-I know of 10 GTs sold to people who live in my town of 50,000, but I never see them. Then again, people say they never see me around town and mine is Orange.
Go figure
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Originally posted by dallasw77@February 2, 2005, 3:30 PM
Did Grantsdale change his username to Altoid??
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Originally posted by Altoid@February 2, 2005, 1:02 PM
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
Why is this thread, still opened? It's a duplicate.
PUT THE KEYBOARD DOWN AND WALKAWAY!
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Originally posted by dallasw77+February 2, 2005, 3:30 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dallasw77 @ February 2, 2005, 3:30 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Did Grantsdale change his username to Altoid??
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Quote = Route66 How is Mustang up 30%
Total Mustang sales are un ONLY 3.8% over Jan 04.
Jan 05 - 10,285
Jan 04 - 9,906
What the Ford press release said was that "Retail Sales were up 33%. Overall Mustang sales are up only 4% becasue Ford is limiting fleet and rental sales.
IMHO January Mustang sales were pretty pathetic. That's an annual sales rate of only 123,000 / year, which is below the old Mustang.
