In August, the full gross sales of Ford and Lincoln automobiles within the US elevated by 27% year-over-year to 158,088. The year-to-date result’s now solely 0.2% decrease than a yr in the past at 1,237,850.
- Ford gross sales: 151,695 (up 27.5%)
- Lincoln gross sales: 6,393 (up 24.0%)
- Whole gross sales: 158,088 (up 27.3%)
On high of that optimistic information is booming electrical automobile gross sales. In August, Ford’s all-electric automobile gross sales amounted to five,897, which is 307% greater than a yr in the past and three.9% of the full quantity.
Properly, the excessive price of progress is definitely a results of a noticeable dip in August 2021, nonetheless Ford is doing very properly this summer season.
The corporate says that its BEV progress price is outpacing the market’s common and that the model is now the 2nd greatest participant within the BEV phase, after Tesla. Attention-grabbing can be a excessive conquest price at 60%:
“Ford electrical automobile gross sales expanded 4 fold over a yr in the past, rising virtually 4 occasions quicker than the EV phase and conquesting from rivals at a price over 60 %.”
Ford’s BEV lineup consists of three fashions – the rising Ford Mustang Mach-E, the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickup and Ford E-Transit industrial van.
Andrew Frick, vice chairman, Gross sales, Distribution & Vehicles, Ford Blue mentioned:
“F-Sequence was America’s greatest promoting truck, greatest promoting hybrid truck and greatest promoting electrical truck with F 150 Lightning in August. Ford’s general electrical automobile portfolio expanded 4 fold in August, whereas conquesting from rivals at a price over 60 %. The all new electrical F 150 Lightning had its greatest month since launch, whereas gross sales of our gasoline engine lineup grew 25%, electrical automobiles 307% and hybrids achieved a brand new August gross sales document with 7,302 automobiles offered.”
To date this yr, Ford offered over 36,000 all-electric automobiles (up 94% year-over-year).
BEV gross sales in YTD:
- Ford Mustang Mach-E: 25,765 (up 49%)
- Ford F-150 Lightning: 6,842 (new)
- Ford E-Transit: 3,938 (new)
- Whole: 36,545 (up 112%)
Ford is predicted to hit 200,000 cumulative plug-in electrical automobile gross sales this quarter, probably inside weeks.
Ford F-150 Lightning
The Ford F-150 Lightning, with 2,373 items delivered final month, set a brand new month-to-month document. Ford notes that the F-150 Lightning is the best-selling all-electric pickup truck and in addition the quickest turning automobile in Ford’s lineup at simply eight days, adopted by Bronco at 10 and Maverick at 11 days.
In accordance with the producer, the Ford F-150 Lightning’s high three conquests are Ram pickup, Mannequin 3 and Mannequin X.
Ford Mustang Mach-E
The Ford Mustang Mach-E stays the corporate’s high BEV by quantity with 3,120 items in August (up 115% year-over-year). Cumulatively, virtually 53,000 have been offered within the US.
Curiously, the variety of orders surged to 7,800 items for the month of August.
The gross inventory of Mach-E within the US is estimated at about 4,500 (at dealerships and in transport, we assume), in comparison with about 5,200 within the earlier month.
Sadly, the manufacturing quantity of the Ford Mustang Mach-E in Mexico decreased by 9% year-over-year to 4,865. It is also a considerably decrease consequence in comparison with over 7,800 in July.
The numbers exclude China, the place the Mach-E is domestically produced and offered.
The overall manufacturing this yr exceeded 46,600, whereas cumulatively it’s over 117,000.
Ford E-Transit
A complete of 404 Ford E-Transit have been offered in August, whereas year-to-date it is 3,938. In accordance with Ford, the E-Transit fully dominated the US electrical van market with over 90% share of the phase.
“E-Transit configurations are offering Ford with a major benefit over rivals within the phase, as 60% of orders are for medium or low roof E-Transit vans. These numerous cab configurations are vital for city supply vans having to traverse parking garages. Ford E Transit gross sales via August totaled 3,938 electrical vans, dominating the electrical van phase with over 90 % share of the phase.”
In accordance with earlier reviews (just a few months in the past), the corporate had greater than 10,000 orders available. In order we mentioned earlier than, on the present price, your complete manufacturing for 2022 is offered out.
Different plug-ins
Sadly, Ford doesn’t report gross sales of different plug-in fashions, just like the Ford Escape PHEV. Lincoln’s PHEV gross sales weren’t revealed both.
