Ford Motor Company's November U.S. Sales Down 7%
4 December 2000
Ford Motor Company's November U.S. Sales Down 7%
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 1 U.S. consumers purchased or leased
300,665 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land
Rover dealers in the month of November, down seven percent from a year ago.
(For reference, last year, the company posted its highest November sales since
1977.) Sales of passenger cars totaled 111,086, down 16 percent from a year
ago. Truck sales totaled 189,579, down one percent from a year ago.
Calendar year-to-date, Ford Motor Company's car and truck sales totaled
3.93 million, up two percent from the same period a year ago.
Highlights for the month included:
* Ford dealers reported combined car and truck sales of 250,664, enabling
Ford Division to eclipse three million sales in a calendar year for the
seventh year in a row. Almost 3.25 million U.S. customers have taken delivery
of a new Ford car or truck in 2000.
* Ford Focus sales were 20,900, up 34 percent from a year ago.
* Ford Escape sales were 13,000, the highest monthly sales so far. In
November, Ford Outfitters reported record sales of "No Boundaries" sport
utility vehicles as combined sales of the Ford Explorer, Expedition,
Excursion, and Escape totaled 68,173.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
Car and Truck Sales By Brand
Ford 250,664 264,054 -5.1% 3,243,364 3,156,287 2.4%
Mercury 19,968 30,155 -33.8 339,069 406,647 -16.9
Lincoln 14,097 16,004 -11.9 179,243 159,996 11.6
Jaguar 3,628 3,603 0.7 39,493 30,093 30.8
Volvo 10,029 10,317 -2.8 114,397 104,530 9.1
Land Rover 2,279 2,247 1.4 24,480 26,073 -6.4
Total Ford Motor
Company 300,665 324,133 -7.2% 3,927,064 3,829,612 2.2%
Memo: Cars and Trucks
Cars 111,086 132,768 -16.3% 1,583,666 1,564,325 0.9%
Trucks 189,579 191,365 -0.9 2,343,398 2,265,287 3.1
Total Ford Motor
Company 300,665 324,133 -7.2% 3,927,064 3,829,612 2.2%
Memo: Selling
Days 25 25 282 281
Note: Ford Motor Company acquired Volvo on March 31, 1999.
Accordingly, Ford's 1999 year-to-date sales exclude
Volvo prior to April 1, 1999.
Note: Ford Motor Company acquired Land Rover on June 30, 2000.
Accordingly, Ford's 1999 and 2000 year-to-date sales exclude
Land Rover prior to July 1, 2000.
FORD BRAND NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
Crown
Victoria 5,123 7,460 -31.3% 87,478 107,784 -19.1%
Taurus 25,416 32,549 -21.9 356,612 338,824 4.9
Focus 20,900 15,650 33.5 268,612 35,565 652.6
Mustang 12,080 11,019 9.6 163,541 156,181 4.3
Escort 6,748 8,194 -17.6 104,044 255,365 -59.4
Contour 2,079 8,700 -76.1 44,455 120,500 -63.2
Total Ford
Cars 72,346 83,572 -13.4% 1,024,742 1,014,219 0.7%
Explorer 33,430 37,885 -11.8% 417,455 391,636 6.2%
Expedition 17,426 18,605 -6.3 201,237 213,525 -6.1
Excursion 4,317 4,572 -5.6 48,152 13,511 255.1
Escape 13,000 NA NA 31,303 NA NA
Econoline/
Club Wagon 13,847 14,642 -5.4 173,801 186,548 -7.2
Windstar 11,596 12,263 -5.4 208,787 198,202 5.0
Ranger 17,621 19,806 -11.0 312,582 328,941 -5.3
F-Series 66,341 71,956 -7.8 814,366 799,663 1.5
Heavy Trucks 740 753 -1.7 10,939 10,042 8.5
Total Ford
Trucks 178,318 180,482 -1.2% 2,218,622 2,142,068 3.2%
Total Ford
Brand 250,664 264,054 -5.1% 3,243,364 3,156,287 2.4%
LINCOLN AND MERCURY BRAND NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
Grand Marquis 6,182 9,321 -33.7% 114,946 113,034 1.3%
Sable 6,832 6,739 1.4 96,207 93,600 2.4
Cougar 2,304 3,361 -31.4 38,562 54,170 -29.1
Mystique 295 2,569 -88.5 16,208 35,982 -55.1
Tracer 0 933 -100.0 0 22,140 -100.0
Total Mercury
Cars 15,613 22,923 -31.9% 265,923 318,926 -16.9%
Town Car 5,903 6,395 -7.7 76,081 77,570 -2.3
Continental 1,559 1,863 -16.3 20,787 24,266 -14.6
LS 3,683 4,095 -10.1 47,522 22,662 109.0
Total Lincoln
Cars 11,145 12,353 -9.8% 144,390 124,498 15.6%
Total Mercury
and Lincoln
Cars 26,758 35,276 -24.1% 410,313 443,424 -7.8%
Villager 1,975 2,483 -20.5% 28,842 42,973 -33.1%
Mountaineer 2,380 4,749 -49.9 44,304 44,748 -1.3
Total Mercury
Trucks 4,355 7,232 -39.8% 73,146 87,721 -16.9%
Navigator 2,952 3,651 19.1 34,853 35,498 -2.2
Total Mercury
and Lincoln
Trucks 7,307 10,883 -32.9% 107,999 123,219 -12.7%
Total Mercury
and Lincoln
Vehicles 34,065 46,159 -26.2% 518,312 566,643 -8.9%
Total Lincoln
Brand 14,097 16,004 -11.9% 179,243 159,996 11.6%
Total Mercury
Brand 19,968 30,155 -33.8 339,069 406,647 -16.9
JAGUAR BRAND NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
XJ8 488 359 35.9% 5,302 5,035 4.9%
XJ8 L 132 135 -2.2 1,190 1,594 -25.6
Vanden Plas 392 388 1.0 3,546 3,983 -11.3
XJR 185 113 63.7 1,256 1,402 -10.7
S-TYPE 1,677 1,956 -14.3 22,112 12,663 74.0
XK8 - Coupe 44 52 -15.4 495 393 25.5
XK8 - Convertible 478 460 3.9 4,130 4,760 -13.5
XKR - Coupe 34 31 9.7 268 54 394.5
XKR - Convertible 198 109 81.7 1,194 209 469.3
Total Jaguar 3,628 3,603 0.7% 39,493 30,093 30.8%
VOLVO BRAND NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
S40 3,269 2,261 44.6% 27,521 5,815 NA%
V40 493 683 -27.8 5,444 1,857 NA
S60 1,012 NA NA 1,214 NA NA
S70 198 1,940 -89.8 18,197 31,309 -42.1
V70 865 2,297 -62.3 24,260 28,471 -15.1
V70 XC 1,675 NA NA 5,279 NA NA
C70 325 424 -23.3 4,953 5,955 -17.1
S80 2,191 2,712 -19.2 27,524 31,091 -11.8
S90/V90 1 0 NA 5 32 NA
Total Volvo 10,029 10,317 -2.8% 114,397 104,530 9.1%
LAND ROVER BRAND NOVEMBER 2000 U.S. SALES
November Month DSR % November CYTD DSR %
2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change
Range Rover 657 490 34.1% 5,429 6,481 -16.5%
Discovery
Series II 1,622 1,757 -7.7 19,051 19,592 -3.1
Total
Land Rover 2,279 2,247 1.4% 24,480 26,073 -6.4%