Ford pickup truck gross sales in December assist slender total gross sales decline

DETROIT – Ford Motor narrowed its gross sales decline final 12 months to 2.2%, because the automaker notably elevated gross sales of its F-Collection pickups to finish 2022 with a slight enhance in December.

The Detroit automaker on Thursday reported gross sales of greater than 1.9 million autos in 2022, together with a rise of three.2% throughout the ultimate month of the 12 months.

Ford mentioned it bought greater than 75,000 F-Collection pickups in December, a 20.1% enhance in comparison with a 12 months earlier and the very best month of the 12 months as components and provide chain issues disrupted manufacturing. Gross sales of the vans nonetheless ended the 12 months down 9.9% however higher than the 13% they had been down by November.

Andrew Frick, Ford vp of gross sales, distribution & vans, mentioned the corporate is “effectively positioned heading into 2023.” Nevertheless, the automaker didn’t launch a gross sales forecast for the 12 months.

Ford’s 2022 gross sales outpaced the business, which was estimated to be down by roughly 9%. However they weren’t in a position to match crosstown rival General Motors, which managed to eke out a 2.5% gain in sales compared to 2021.

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