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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS MAY U.S. SALES
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o Ford Motor Company's May U.S. sales totaled 283,994, down 11 percent compared
with a year ago.
o Car sales totaled 101,711, down 5 percent; truck sales totaled 182,283,
down 13 percent.
o Ford Mustang sales totaled 19,721, up 47 percent compared with year ago.
o Ford announces third quarter North American production plans.
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DEARBORN, Mich., June 1 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 283,994 cars and
trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo dealers in May,
down 11 percent compared with a year ago. Car sales totaled 101,711, down 5
percent and truck sales totaled 182,283, down 13 percent.
Mustang sales were 19,721, up 47 percent compared with a year ago and the
highest May sales for Ford's legendary pony car since 1980.
"Mustang received straight A's again," said Steve Lyons, Ford group vice
president, North America Marketing, Sales and Service. "The F-Series truck and
Ford Five Hundred sedan also had pretty good report cards, but Mustang was the
valedictorian in May's graduating class."
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North American Production
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The company plans to build 730,000 vehicles (210,000 cars and 520,000 trucks) in
its North American assembly plants in the third quarter 2005. In the third
quarter 2004, the company produced 747,000 vehicles (194,000 cars and 553,000
trucks).
In the second quarter of 2005, the company plans to build 905,000 vehicles
(290,000 cars and 615,000 trucks), unchanged from the previously-announced plan.
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