A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E is displayed at the North Texas Auto Show in Dallas, Texas, the United States, on Feb.16, 2023. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)
Ford sold 192,343 vehicles in December 2023, up 7.3 percent year over year; and 487,840 in the fourth quarter, up 0.8 percent.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it sold 1,995,912 vehicles in the United States in 2023, up 7.1 percent from the 1.86 million sold in 2022.
The U.S. automaker sold 192,343 vehicles in December 2023, up 7.3 percent year over year; and 487,840 in the fourth quarter, up 0.8 percent.
Ford sold 25,937 electric vehicles (EVs) in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 24 percent from the third quarter; and 72,608 EVs in the whole year of 2023, up 18 percent year on year. Sales of F-150 Lightning went up 74 percent in the fourth quarter.
Ford hybrid sales were record high at 37,229 vehicles in the fourth quarter, up 55 percent; and grew 25 percent on record annual sales in the whole year of 2023.
Ford F-Series expanded its lead in 2023 on sales of 750,789, up 15 percent year on year and outselling second place Silverado by about 200,000 trucks. Gas- and diesel-powered F-Series sales were up 12 percent, while F-150 Lightning and F-150 Hybrid achieved record sales in 2023 by rising 55 percent and 41 percent, respectively.
Ford F-Series has been America's best-selling truck for the 47th year in a row and America's best-selling vehicle for the 42nd year in a row. In addition, the Ford F-150 Lightning was the No. 1 selling electric truck and the F-150 Hybrid the No. 1 selling full-size hybrid truck for 2023, the Dearborn-based automaker claimed, making Ford again the No. 1 selling truck manufacturer in the fourth quarter and in full year 2023.
Ford sold 1,081,777 trucks and vans in 2023, up 13 percent and outselling the second place's total pickup and van sales by more than 65,000 for the year.
"In a year of challenges, from a labor strike to supply issues, our amazing lineup of gas, electric and hybrid vehicles and our fantastic dealers delivered solid growth and momentum," said Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO in a statement. "Now we are spring-loaded for 2024 with new versions coming of our most popular trucks and SUVs." ■