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LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2016 / Active Wall St. blog coverage looks at the headline from Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). In a corporate communication issued by the Company announced on December 07, 2016, it disclosed having sold more than a million vehicles in China in 2016. Ford also released the sales figures for the month of November 2016, which totaled 124,113 vehicles sold. Register with us now for your free membership and blog access at: http://www.activewallst.com/register/.

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Commenting on the record achievement, Peter Fleet, Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Service for Asia/Pacific said:

"Ford is gaining more momentum in China each month and we are on pace for a record year in China. We are seeing increasing demand across our line-up, particularly our full family of SUVs."

Ford's performance in China is clearly laudable since it is a difficult market to capture as local competitors pricing are cut-throat. Ford's ability to tweak its pricing and packaging to suit local preferences has clearly paid off and is evidently visible in its sales performance in the last few months.

November Sales Performance

Ford managed to sell a total of 1,090,294 vehicles in China for the period January ? November 2016. The sales for the same period in the previous year (January ? November 2015) were 984,882 vehicles.

November 2016 sales of 124,113 vehicles in China were 17% higher than numbers reported in November 2015. Out of the total vehicles sold in November 2016 in China, Ford's joint venture companies Changan Ford Automobile (passenger car) contributed 96,191 vehicles sold and Jiangling Motor Corporation (commercial vehicle) contributed 26,285 vehicles sold.

Till date, Changan Ford sold a total of 842,000 vehicles in 2016 which is 14% higher than 2015 sales for the same period. Jiangling Motor sold 232,000 vehicles in 2016 which is 54% higher than 2015 sales for the same period.

SUV's a clear hit

Ford's SUV's played a lead role in the record sales for November 2016. Ford Explorer lead the pack with an increase of 73% sales, followed by Ford Edge which increased by 21%. SUV sales have more than doubled in the last year in China. Amongst the small sedan's, the new Ford Focus contributed 28% to sales whereas Ford Escort sales were up by 50%.

Ford's iconic Mustang has clearly caught the attention of car connoisseurs in China and the sales for the model were up 48% for November 2016 and over 40% for 2016.

November 2016 US Sales Performance

Ford had released its US sales figures for the month of November 2016 on December 01, 2016. The company sold a total of 197,574 vehicles in November 2016 which was 5% higher than the sales recorded in November 2015. Overall in November 2016, the company's retail sales were up 10%, whereas fleet sales were down by 9%.

Commenting on the sales in the US, Mark LaNeve, Vice President of US Marketing, Sales, and Service said:

"Strong retail sales increases for both F-150 and our all-new Super Duty pickups drove F-Series above the 70,000-vehicle mark ? a November threshold we have not seen in 15 years."

Ford F-Series recorded an 11% increase in sales with 72,089 trucks being sold in November 2016. In the F-Series, the F-150 and Super Duty were clearly the favorites.

Ford sold a total of 60,079 SUV's in November 2016 which is 20% higher. Amongst the SUVs Ford Expedition was a clear favorite which gained 75%, followed by Ford Edge with 32%, Ford Explorer with 14%, and Ford Escape with 11% gains.

Lincoln vehicles sold for the month of November 2016 were 9,429, which was 19% higher mainly due to continued robust demand for Lincoln Continental, MKX, and MKZ models. Lincoln Continental was the best performer with 1,419 vehicles being sold in November 2016, which was the highest since its launch.

Stock Performance

At the close of trading session on December 07, 2016, following the announcement, Ford Motor's stock price climbed 3.98% to end the day at $13.06. A total volume of 58.49 million shares were exchanged during the session, which was above the 3-month average volume of 34.94 million shares. The company's share price has gained 12.78% in the past one month. The stock currently has a market cap of $52.70 billion. Shares of the company are trading at a PE ratio of 6.50 and have a dividend yield of 4.59%.

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