Are Ford's F-150 Sales Finally Looking Up? - Motley Fool
sales likely rose in August, say analysts -- despite a probable dip in the overall market for new cars and trucks. Through July, sales of the F-Series were down 1. 3%. It looks like more and more of the new F-150s are reaching Ford dealers. Ford's sales likely increased, despite a later Labor Day. Analysts are expecting a small year-over-year decline in U. S. auto sales when August results are reported on Tuesday, with TrueCar and Edmunds both predicting drops of just under 3%. . Despite the expectation of an industrywide decline in sales,... But Ford doesn't appear to be boosting its incentives in order to drive a sales jump. Instead, it looks likely that increased supplies of the new F-150 -- and continued strong sales of Ford's popular SUVs -- are set to generate good results when August's sales numbers are released on Tuesday. Ford's incentives are probably down now, but truck sales are likely rising. After months of weak results due to short supplies, Ford's pickup sales started to rise in July. Source: www.fool.com
