DEARBORN (dpa-AFX) - Ford (F) sales rose nearly 1% during the second quarter
over the year-earlier period, led by about 5% increase in truck sales and 27%
growth in cars.

Ford truck sales, which include pickups and vans, totaled 308,920 vehicles
during the three-month period, an increase of 4.5% from 295,602 vehicles last
year. This represents Ford's best second-quarter truck sales performance since
2019.

Sales of SUVs dropped 5.3% to 213,393 units from 225,299 units last year, while
cars segment increased 27.7% to 13,737 from 10,761 units.

Sales of Ford electric vehicles totaled 23,957 during the second quarter, up
61%. The automaker said that Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning are drawing
customers from other brands, with 62 percent of F-150 Lightning and 54 percent
of Mustang Mach-E sales are new to Ford.

Meanwhile, sales of hybrid vehicles totaled 53,822, an increase of 56% and a new
quarterly sales record for Ford since it began offering hybrid models more than
20 years ago, it said.



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