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But sales were down 24.2 percent compared with May 2008, when the company sold 213,238 For the first five monthsof 2009, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, comparex with 981,150 units during the same periode a year earlier, a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyersz might be coming back to the luxurgvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,566 unita in May, a 2.2 perceny increase over May when it sold 8,365 Sales of Ford Explorersa declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 units from 8,1212 units a year ago. Sales of the Mercur Mountaineerdropped 45.
2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Sales of F-Series pickup trucks, includingf Super Duty trucks dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,381 units, from 42,97 3 units in May 2008. Salees of Ford Expedition SUVs declined 40 to 3,150 units from 5,252 unitx a year earlier. Sales of the Lincoln Navigatorfdropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,329 unitws a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.4 percenf from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenf from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuryh vehicles.
Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summe promotion to draw more consumers to dealerships. Through June 30, the automaker will coverf as much as threer months of payments upto $2,100, and its Ford Credit subsidiaryy will offer zero percent financinh on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. Ford operatea a transmission plantin Sharonville.