FORD MOTOR COMPANY 
Ford Sales up 8.7 Percent in September; F-Series Trucks up
21.4 Percent; Transit Vans Gain 25.4 Percent; Lincoln SUVs Post Strong Gain of 10.6 Percent
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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 S A L E S
Total Vehicle | Retail | Fleet | Truck | SUV | Car | |
U.S. Sales | 222,248 | 169,544 | 52,704 | 103,625 | 68,705 | 49,918 |
Versus September 2016 | 8.7% | 4.4% | 25.1% | 19.9% | 1.8% | -1.3% |
H I G H L I G H T S
- Ford Motor Company's U.S. sales increased 8.7 percent in September
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Retail sales totaled 169,544 vehicles, up 4.4
percent compared to a year ago
- Fleet sales totaled 52,704 vehicles, representing, as expected, a 25.1 percent increase versus 2016 due to order timing this year
- F-Series sales rose 21.4 percent, with a total of 82,302 trucks sold. Demand remains robust for Super Duty, with High Series Lariat, King Ranch and Platinum trucks making up 52 percent of retail sales
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Transit sales totaled 13,546 vehicles last month, a
25.4 percent increase over a year ago for the van's
best September since its introduction in 2014
"Our September sales were strong across the board - including retail, commercial and government. We're pleased to say recovery in Houston and Florida is moving quickly, with all of our dealers in the area now back up. We couldn't be happier with the tireless effort from our dealers, employees and the countless first responders who are moving so quickly."
- Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president,
U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service
K E Y V E H I C L E S
F-Series sold above the 80,000 truck mark last month. This has occurred only two other times in F- Series September sales history.
Overall September F-Series average transaction prices increased $2,300 versus last year, with strong high
- Ford brand SUVs gained 8.8 percent at retail last month - their best retail performance since 2003. Escape, Edge, Explorer and Expedition all posted retail gains
Explorer sales totaled 18,898 vehicles last month, a 13.4 percent increase overall. Explorer performed even better at retail, posting a 14.9 percent gain, its best September retail sales performance in 13 years
- Focus retail sales increased 8.3 percent in September, supported by Focus ST and RS. This is the third straight month of sales gains for Focus
- Lincoln SUV performance increased 10.6 percent; Lincoln MKX, MKC and Navigator sales all posted sales gains for the month
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2018 Ford F-150
2018 Ford Super Duty Limited
2018 Ford Explorer
Lincoln MKC
series truck demand.
For the first time ever, Super Duty is introducing a Limited edition truck this winter - the highest trim level in the lineup. High series Super Duty trucks, including Lariat, King Ranch and Platinum, have consistently represented more than 50 percent of our retail sales this year.
Retail sales for Explorer rose 14.9 percent last month, with broad- based growth across the country. The east region gained 9.1 percent, the Great Lakes was up 11.6 percent, the southeast was up 25 percent, the central region increased
28.7 percent and our west region
experienced a 7.5 percent increase.
Last month marks Lincoln MKC's best September since its launch, with a 17.7 percent overall increase compared to a year ago. MKC posted stronger growth in the east, which was up 19 percent.
MKX and Navigator were also up
5.8 percent and 5.2 percent,
respectively.
*Average transaction pricing based on J.D. Power and Associates PIN data
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September 2017 Sales
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 I N V E N T O R Y / F L E E T R E S U L T S
FORD MOTOR COMPANYSEPTEMBER 2017
September 2017 | September CYTD | |||
Fleet Segment | Percent of Total Sales | YOY Change | Percent of Total Sales | YOY Change |
Rental | 5.5% | (0.4) points | 11.5% | (0.8) points |
Commercial | 12.4% | 3.3 points | 12.1% | (0.2) points |
Government | 5.9% | 0.2 points | 6.3% | (0.1) points |
Total Fleet | 23.7% | 3.1 points | 29.8% | (1.1) points |
September 2017 | August 2017 | September 2016 | ||||
Gross Stock (incl. in-transit) | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply |
Cars | 135,471 | 71 | 150,338 | 85 | 152,541 | 75 |
SUVs | 188,076 | 71 | 183,080 | 75 | 184,409 | 68 |
Trucks | 295,644 | 74 | 297,412 | 83 | 313,978 | 91 |
Total | 619,191 | 72 | 630,830 | 81 | 650,928 | 80 |
September 2017 | August 2017 | September 2016 | ||||
Dealer Stock (on ground) | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply | Units at Month-End | Days' Supply |
Cars | 113,329 | 59 | 125,340 | 71 | 122,090 | 60 |
SUVs | 154,168 | 58 | 148,671 | 61 | 153,949 | 57 |
Trucks | 246,341 | 62 | 244,166 | 68 | 265,888 | 77 |
Total | 513,838 | 60 | 518,177 | 67 | 541,927 | 66 |
C O N T A C T
Erich Merkle 313.806.4562
emerkle2@ford. com
September 2017 Sales
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 S A L E S
FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEPTEMBER 2017 U.S. SALESSeptember % Year-to-Date %
SALES BY BRAND Ford | 2017 213,446 | 2016 195,650 | Change 9.1 | 2017 1,850,737 | 2016 1,908,021 | Change -3.0 |
Lincoln | 8,802 | 8,797 | 0.1 | 82,722 | 80,435 | 2.8 |
Total vehicles | 222,248 | 204,447 | 8.7 | 1,933,459 | 1,988,456 | -2.8 |
SALES BY TYPE Cars | 49,918 | 50,553 | -1.3 | 458,177 | 553,828 | -17.3 |
SUVs | 68,705 | 67,496 | 1.8 | 647,503 | 641,254 | 1.0 |
Trucks | 103,625 | 86,398 | 19.9 | 827,779 | 793,374 | 4.3 |
Total vehicles | 222,248 | 204,447 | 8.7 | 1,933,459 | 1,988,456 | -2.8 |
FORD BRAND Fiesta | 3,730 | 4,230 | -11.8 | 36,139 | 38,807 | -6.9 |
Focus | 11,751 | 11,160 | 5.3 | 123,827 | 140,049 | -11.6 |
C-MAX | 1,503 | 1,428 | 5.3 | 13,851 | 15,149 | -8.6 |
Fusion | 21,253 | 20,570 | 3.3 | 159,742 | 210,462 | -24.1 |
Taurus | 2,356 | 2,522 | -6.6 | 26,280 | 26,978 | -2.6 |
Police Interceptor Sedan | 571 | 753 | -24.2 | 6,119 | 7,166 | -14.6 |
GT | 7 | 0 | N/A | 49 | 0 | N/A |
Mustang | 5,847 | 6,429 | -9.1 | 62,196 | 87,258 | -28.7 |
Ford Cars | 47,018 | 47,092 | -0.2 | 428,203 | 525,869 | -18.6 |
Escape | 25,575 | 25,065 | 2.0 | 233,878 | 234,764 | -0.4 |
Edge | 11,476 | 10,322 | 11.2 | 104,727 | 103,076 | 1.6 |
Flex | 1,697 | 1,594 | 6.5 | 16,715 | 17,034 | -1.9 |
Explorer | 18,898 | 16,667 | 13.4 | 174,247 | 163,913 | 6.3 |
Police Interceptor Utility | 2,309 | 2,479 | -6.9 | 24,787 | 24,512 | 1.1 |
Expedition | 2,848 | 6,033 | -52.8 | 40,401 | 45,479 | -11.2 |
Ford SUVs | 62,803 | 62,160 | 1.0 | 594,755 | 588,778 | 1.0 |
F-Series | 82,302 | 67,809 | 21.4 | 658,636 | 595,656 | 10.6 |
E-Series | 4,810 | 4,073 | 18.1 | 40,634 | 40,195 | 1.1 |
Transit | 13,546 | 10,799 | 25.4 | 93,838 | 112,607 | -16.7 |
Transit Connect | 2,362 | 2,714 | -13.0 | 25,599 | 33,753 | -24.2 |
Heavy trucks | 605 | 1,003 | -39.7 | 9,072 | 11,163 | -18.7 |
Ford Trucks | 103,625 | 86,398 | 19.9 | 827,779 | 793,374 | 4.3 |
Ford Brand | 213,446 | 195,650 | 9.1 | 1,850,737 | 1,908,021 | -3.0 |
LINCOLN BRAND MKZ | 2,043 | 2,447 | -16.5 | 20,944 | 22,862 | -8.4 |
MKS | 0 | 239 | -100.0 | 153 | 4,322 | -96.5 |
Continental | 857 | 775 | N/A | 8,877 | 775 | N/A |
Lincoln Cars | 2,900 | 3,461 | -16.2 | 29,974 | 27,959 | 7.2 |
MKC | 2,456 | 2,086 | 17.7 | 20,393 | 18,786 | 8.6 |
MKX | 2,457 | 2,322 | 5.8 | 22,752 | 22,710 | 0.2 |
MKT | 280 | 254 | 10.2 | 2,410 | 2,944 | -18.1 |
Navigator | 709 | 674 | 5.2 | 7,193 | 8,036 | -10.5 |
Lincoln SUVs | 5,902 | 5,336 | 10.6 | 52,748 | 52,476 | 0.5 |
Lincoln Brand | 8,802 | 8,797 | 0.1 | 82,722 | 80,435 | 2.8 |
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