China sales jumped 46.4% over year-ago, thanks to the timing of annual holiday celebrations in the world’s largest market. That helped push global sales to nearly 6.8 million units in January.
Seasonal activity in the commercial fleet market and sales to rental companies, along with continued retail momentum, should push February’s LV SAAR to 15.4 million.
North America’s 1.39 million vehicle deliveries represented a 13.1% improvement over year-ago and played a key role in lifting monthly global sales 5.0% from like-2011.
Hybrid- and electric-vehicle sales made up 4.1% of Ford’s total light-vehicle deliveries in November, pushing its FEI rating 12.3% higher than year-ago.