Ford bares May 2022 US sales figures, EVs see 222% sales growth

MANILA: Ford has released its May 2022 US sales figures. which totaled 154,461 units. 

The American carmaker's sales outperformed the industry, as market share increased 3.5% over last year to 13.5% despite the continued global industry semiconductor chip shortage. 

Ford saw sales gains that came from battery electric vehicles, F-Series, and SUVs. Nearly 50% of retail sales were comprised of previously placed orders. At this time last year, previous customer order accounted for nine percent. 

"Our newest models, including Bronco, Bronco Sport, and
Maverick, continue to enhance our sales volume. Our electric vehicle sales, with the addition of F-150 Lightning this month, increased 222% — growing at almost four times the rate of the industry," Vice President, Sales, Distribution & Trucks of Ford Blue Andrew Frick explained. 

The 222% translates to 6,254 Ford EVs sold in May 2022. The Mustang Mach-E posted a new monthly sales record — sales up 166% over last year. The E-Transit had its best monthly sales
since its launch earlier this year with 874 vans sold, while F-150
Lightning recorded its first customer sales at the end of May. 

Ford claimed that the F-Series was the only full-size pickup nameplate to post a gain in May over a year ago, with sales up 6.9%. The F-Series was able to improve on its sales lead, outselling its second-place competitor by 24,300 pickup units through May. Fifty-nine percent of the truck's retail sales in May came from previously placed orders.

The Maverick accounted for an additional 6,089 trucks in sales in May, "while turning on dealer lots in just five days," Ford added. Ninety-seven percent of Maverick retail sales in May came from previously placed orders. 

Like the Maverick, the Bronco models and Mustang Mach-E continue to be a hit with customers new to Ford. The Bronco and Bronco Sport totaled 18,985 units. As Ford's inventory flows, sales of both Explorer and Edge of rise to 18.7% and 81.2%, respectively.

Meanwhile, Ford customers are equipping new vehicles with Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. More than 38,000 customers have activated the BlueCruise feature, driving a combined 4.5 million miles using the technology.

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