Despite accusations for not being honest about how efficient their hybrids really are, Ford is announcing excellent sales numbers for the first part of the year, and they expect to surpass their 2010 hybrid sales record, when they managed to shift 35,496 units, far sooner than the end of 2013. In fact, Bloomberg is reporting that it will be surpassed by the end of this month.
They say that the Blue Oval has already managed to move 29,561 hybrids through April, when 8,481 were sold, and once the results for May come in, it should be enough to beat the record.
The feat was achieved because the company had an 18 percent share of the niche in April, which is their highest ever, and 3 percent higher than what was recorded in 2012. Still, they can’t match Toyota which owns 58 percent of the sector, but they have been beating GM since late last year, apparently.
If we focus on the month of April, we notice that the Fusion hybrids outsold the Toyota Camry hybrid by over 700 units, selling a total of 3,989 units and marking a fivefold increase compared to 2012. The Japanese automaker also announced a 26 percent fall for the Camry hybrid, and a 21 percent drop for their Prius in April, while the latter recorded an average drop of 12 percent this year.
By Andrei Nedelea
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