Ford Trucks, SUVs Drive July Sales to 9-Year High - 24/7 Wall St.
Sales of the Ford F-Series pickups rose by 4. 8% in July to 66,288 units and sales are now down 1. 3% year to date. The better news for Ford is that the transaction pricing on the F-Series truck rose $3,200 compared with the July 2014 transaction price. Truck sales comprise about 37% of all Ford division sales and the F-Series pickups accounted for almost 30% of total sales in July. Sales of the all-new Transit and Transit Connect totaled 12,748 units in July, and the new Transit has sold a total of 65,688 units for the year to date. Sales of the Lincoln brand rose 21. 3% year over year, while sales of Lincoln utility vehicles rose by nearly 39. 3%. Car sales totaled 3,186 units in July and utility vehicle sales totaled 6,350 units. Source: 247wallst.com
