Following a 32 percent gain in June, Ford Motor said its July US sales volume jumped 37 percent, with Ford division deliveries rising 36 percent and Lincoln advancing 65 percent.
The automaker’s combined crossover and utility vehicle sales, driven by newer models such as the Mustang Mach-E, Bronco and Bronco Sport, surged 70 percent, while pickup truck volume rose 20 percent. Ford said over 50 percent of its retail sales in July came from previously placed orders.
Ford, in another sign its supply woes are easing, said it reopened retail orders on Tuesday for the Bronco Sport, Edge, Explorer and Ranger, after restarting retail orders for the F-150 and Transit a few weeks ago.
Sales dropped 21 percent at Toyota Motor last month, with deliveries down 21 percent at Toyota and 23 percent at Lexus. It was the 12th consecutive monthly decline for the Toyota division and Lexus’ sixth
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