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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparesd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,238 For the first five monthsxof 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 compared with 981,150 units durinbg the same period a year earlier, a 36.8 perceny decline. In a sign that buyers mightg be coming back to the luxury vehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,566 units in May, a 2.2 perceng increase over May 2008, when it sold 8,365 Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assemblh Plant on Fern Valley declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 units from 8,122 units a year ago. Salesz of the Mercury Mountaineer, also made at Louisvilld Assembly, dropped 45.
2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Salesof F-Series pickup trucks, including Super Duty truckx made at the Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlainh Lane, dropped 22.3 percent, to 33,3812 units, from 42,973 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditioh SUVs, which began production at Kentuckuy Truck Plantin April, declined 40 to 3,150 units from 5,2521 units a year Sales of the Lincoln Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truck Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,3299 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-yeard gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedans in May, up 9.4 percent from the year-earlietr period when it sold 18,088 units.
Lincolnn sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 perceng from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuruy vehicles. Ford’s Volvo divisionm sold 590 of itsS60 models, up 9 percent from May when it sold 542 units. Also Tuesday, Ford announcede a summer promotion to draw more consumersto dealerships. Throughg June 30, the automaker will cover as much as three months of payments upto $2,100, and its Ford Creditf subsidiary will offer zero percent financing on select Ford, Lincol n and Mercury vehicles.