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Ford's 1999 U.S. Sales Top Three Million

17 November 1999

Ford's 1999 U.S. Sales Top Three Million

    Earliest Date Ever for America's Top Selling Brand of Cars and Trucks

    DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 17 -- Ford sales of new cars
and trucks yesterday surpassed the three million mark in the U.S.  It was the
earliest date ever that Ford, America's top selling brand of cars and trucks,
had reached that milestone.
    Ford has been America's No. 1 selling brand of cars and trucks for 13
years in a row and sales for the venerable American brand have topped three
million in each of the last six years.  Ford's F-Series pickup has been
America's top selling vehicle for 18 years in row.
    "The entire Ford team is very appreciative of the trust that American car
and truck buyers have placed in our brand and our products," said James G.
O'Connor, President, Ford Division.  "We're proud that the brand founded by
Henry Ford at the beginning of this century has endured all these years and is
poised to begin the next century with the strongest line of products in its
history."
    Ford recently introduced two new products, the Ford Excursion sport
utility vehicle and the Ford Focus small car, to its line of best-selling
products.  This month, the 2000 Ford Taurus will debut in Ford dealer
showrooms.  In the first quarter of 2000, three new "segment busting" products
will debut:  the F-150 SuperCrew, recently voted the Texas Truck of the Year
at the Texas Truck Rodeo, the Explorer Sport, and the Explorer Sport Trac.