Total sales compare to an estimate of 205,000 by analysts at Kelley Blue Book. The industry research firm also reported that Ford’s average transaction price in September was $36,803, up 0.3% month over month and up 3.8% compared with September of last year.
Sales of the Ford F-Series pickups rose by 16.4% in September to 69,651 units, and sales are now up 1.3% year to date. F-Series September sales were the best in nine years.
Truck sales comprise about 41% of all Ford brand sales, and the F-Series pickups accounted for almost 33% of total sales in September.
Ford’s Escape small SUV saw a sales hike of 31.1% year over year, following a 0.4% decrease in August. Sales of the all-new Transit and Transit Connect totaled 14,004 units in September, and the new Transit has sold a total of 86,085 units for the year to date.
Sales of the Lincoln brand rose 19.6% year over year in September, while sales of Lincoln utility vehicles rose by 23%. Car sales totaled 2,993 units in the month, and utility vehicle sales totaled 5,687 units. Year to date, Lincoln car sales are down 14% and utility sales are up 31.1%.
The stock traded down about 0.6% Monday midday, at $13.49 in a 52-week range of $10.44 to $16.74.
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