Ford: US August sales up over 4%

(CercleFinance.com) - Ford on Tuesday reported a 4.
1% rise in US auto sales in August, once again helped by the strength of its sport utility vehicles.

The No. 2 US carmaker sold 218,504 vehicles over the last quarter, compared with 209,897, a year earlier.

Ford brand SUV sales rose by 20.1% to 78,809 vehicles, with the all-new Lincoln Navigator sales up by over 100% in August.

Ford is now America's top seller of trucks, SUVs and vans combined, with these vehicles totaling 174,443 sales last month.

Despite these good figures, the Ford stock is currently down 0.7% in New York in early-morning trading today.



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