Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedc with May 2008, when the company sold 213,238 For the first five monthsof 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-basecd Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 unitws during the same period a year earlier, a 36.8 percentt decline. In a sign that buyers might be cominy back to the luxuryvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln divisionn reported that it sold 8,566 unitx in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May when it sold 8,36r5 units. Sales of Ford Explorers declinerd 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unite from 8,122 units a year ago. Salesz of the Mercury Mountaineerdropped 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 unitx a year earlier.
Sales of F-Serie pickup trucks, including Super Duty trucks droppec 22.3 percent, to 33,381 units, from 42,9734 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditio n SUVs declined40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,2522 units a year earlier. Salex of the Lincoln Navigatordropped 40.6 to 790 units from 1,328 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-yea r gains in some of its car categories. The companu sold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.4 percenty from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,08 8 units. Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenrt from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxurgy vehicles.
Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerse to dealerships. Through June 30, the automakerr will cover as much as thred months of payments upto $2,100, and its Ford Credig subsidiary will offer zero percent financing on select Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. Ford operates a transmissioj plantin Sharonville.