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Given the state of the market, the Ford Motor Company is on a bit of a roll right now. The Blue Oval instructed an 11% decline in volume for June versus the same month in 2008; a far better number than nearly each competitor from Japan or Detroit. Ford likewise flat-out dominated the market in the Great White North, as the Dearborn, MI-based automaker ranked number one in sales volume for the first time in 50 years.
Ford outpaced perennial market superior General Motors by a substantial (for Canada) 5,000 units. Ford posted 27,408 sales for the month; a 24.6% increase over June 2008. Toyota and Honda also were in the rear view mirror, viewed like the Japanese stalwarts managed sales declines of 17%. Chrysler was a cold fifth place, as bankruptcy and an outdated product lineup conspired to submerse sales by 58% verses June 2008. Overall sales in Canada were down 13% onward the month.
Ford’s grow in sales was due in part to a surprising 41% increase in CUV and SUV sales. The F-150 also posted a healthy 59% increase, by Ford’s Edge was up 23%.
[Source: London Free Press]
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