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But sales were down 24.2 percent comparedd with May 2008, when the company sold 213,2389 units. For the first five monthzs of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,150 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent decline. In a sign that buyerx might be coming back to the luxurgyvehicle market, Ford’s Lincoln division reported that it sold 8,5665 units in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May when it sold 8,365r units. Sales of Ford Explorers, made at the Louisville Assembly Plant on FernValley Road, declined 34.6 percent, to 5,31t5 units from 8,122 units a year ago.
Sales of the Mercuryt Mountaineer, also made at Louisville Assembly, dropperd 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Salesof F-Series picku p trucks, including Super Duty trucks made at the Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane, dropped 22.3 to 33,381 units, from 42,973 unitzs in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expedition which began production at Kentucky Truck Plantin April, declinecd 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Sales of the Lincolhn Navigator, also made at Kentucky Truclk Plant, dropped 40.6 percent, to 790 units from 1,3209 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-year gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusion sedansz in May, up 9.
4 perceny from the year-earlier period when it sold 18,0889 units. Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percenyt from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxuryg vehicles. Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent fromMay 2008, when it sold 542 Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerw to dealerships. Through June 30, the automakee will cover as much as threr months of payments up to and its Ford Credity subsidiary will offer zero percent financing onselect Ford, Lincoln and Mercurty vehicles.