Ford's F-Series truck, America's best-selling vehicle for 22 years in a row, set a new September record with sales of 99,720, up 22 percent from last year's record sales.
September was the second highest F-Series sales for any month in the 56-year history of the truck -- eclipsed only by the 102,424 units sold in October 2001 -- and the 13th month in a row of higher F-Series sales. Year-to-date, F-Series sales totaled 697,938, which is a record for the first nine months.
"The new F-150 set a new standard for full-size pickups when it was introduced last September," said Jim O'Connor, Ford group vice president, North American Marketing, Sales and Service. "This year, the new F-Series Super Duty debuted during NFL Kickoff Weekend and its sales eclipsed even those of the F-150 in its introduction month. Suffice it to say, we expect our 'Built Ford Tough' F-Series to remain America's truck for years to come."
Overall, U.S. customers purchased or leased 282,656 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in September, down 4 percent compared with a year ago. As in past months, sales of passenger cars have been weak. September car sales declined 19 percent compared with a year ago. Truck sales were up 2 percent.