Ford’s sales in April in line with the rest of the auto industry, falling about 2%.
Ford says sales are still being slowed by the launch of a new F-150.
Company analyst Erich Merkel says Ford is in good shape heading into the important summer selling season
“We should have a good summer selling season,” Merkel said. “We’re not looking for sales to be double digits over last year. We don’t see that happening, but just a nice, steady pace.”
April was a record month for hybrids at Ford. The company selling nearly 18,000 hybrids.
