Ford sales surge 8.2% in Q3, led by trucks and EVs

Ford’s (F) US sales surged in the third quarter, led by its trucks and electrified vehicles. Ford said it was the seventh consecutive month of sales gains for the automaker. Ford reported total sales of 545,522, up 8.2% compared to a year ago. Ford sales of pickups like the F-Series, Ranger, and Maverick, combined with its vans, jumped 7.4% to 313,654 units sold, with F-Series trucks up nearly 13% year to date. Not surprisingly, Ford had its best EV sales ever for the quarter, as buyers rushed to purchas ...