In June, the overall gross sales of Ford and Lincoln autos in the USA elevated by 16 % year-over-year to 176,727. Additionally, the second quarter and first half of the yr had been constructive, which is an indication of ongoing rebound.
Outcomes final month, in Q2 and year-to-date:
- Ford gross sales: 169,789 (up 16.8%), 511,538 (up 11.2%) and 968,510 (up 10.9%)
- Lincoln gross sales: 6,938 (up 0.6%), 20,124 (down 15.2%) and 39,058 (down 8.9%)
- Complete gross sales: 176,727 (up 16.1%), 531,662 (up 9.9%) and 1,007,568 (up 10.0%)
The constructive basic gross sales outcomes had been accompanied by enchancment of all-electric automotive gross sales in June, after three weaker months within the crimson (brought on by an unlucky manufacturing shutdown of the Ford F-150 Lightning (battery recall) and the improve of the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s plant in Mexico).
In June, Ford battery electrical autos (BEV) gross sales amounted to five,900 models, which is 36 % greater than a yr in the past and about 3.5 % of the model’s whole quantity.
The outcomes had been pushed up by the Ford Mustang Mach-E, which gross sales doubled year-over-year to over 4,000 models final month. Then again, we famous a stunning lower of Ford F-150 Lightning gross sales – by 22 % year-over-year to 1,424 and fourth consecutive year-over-year decline of the Ford E-Transit gross sales. In different phrases, these are blended outcomes.
Andrew Frick, Ford vice chairman, gross sales distribution, and vehicles mentioned:
“Our EV gross sales proceed to develop. Improved Mustang Mach-E stock movement started to hit on the finish of Q2 following the retooling of our plant earlier this yr, which helped Mustang Mach-E gross sales climb 110 % in June.”

Due to the weaker April and Could, the overall BEV gross sales in the course of the second quarter of 2023 are barely decrease than a yr in the past.
With 14,843 models, Ford can also be barely behind Basic Motors (15,652 and 117 % improve year-over-year). Evidently we’d see an attention-grabbing race of the 2 OEMs later this yr.
BEV gross sales in Q2 2023:
- Ford Mustang Mach-E: 8,633 (down 21%)
- Ford F-150 Lightning: 4,466 (up 119%)
- Ford E-Transit: 1,744 (down 24%)
- Complete: 14,843 (down 2.8%) and a couple of.9% share
To date this yr, Ford offered over 25,000 all-electric autos within the US (12 % greater than a yr in the past at this level). That is about 2.7 % of the model’s whole quantity.
BEV gross sales year-to-date in 2023:
- Ford Mustang Mach-E: 14,040 (down 21%)
- Ford F-150 Lightning: 8,757 (up 281%)
- Ford E-Transit: 2,912 (down 3%)
- Complete: 25,709 (up 12%) and a couple of.7% share
For reference, in 2022, Ford greater than doubled its BEV gross sales to 61,575 models and three.5 % of Ford’s whole quantity (excluding the Lincoln model).

Fashions
Ford F-150 Lightning
Gross sales of the Ford F-150 Lightning amounted to 1,424 models in June (down 22% year-over-year), which is a bit stunning.
We thought that because the plant shutdown is a factor of the previous and that the one approach is up, to not less than about 2,000 models a month and extra within the later a part of the yr – probably over 10,000 per 30 days (assuming the anticipated charge of 150,000 models yearly).
Ford famous it its press launch that the electrical model of the F-150 “continues to draw new clients to Ford with 50 % new to the model”.

Ford Mustang Mach-E
Within the case of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, gross sales lastly are going up (after 4 consecutive damaging months), reaching 4,110 in June (up 110 % year-over-year). It would take a while to beat the earlier yr although (at present the YTD quantity is at 14,040, down 21 % year-over-year).
With 16,400 models in “gross inventory,” (in comparison with over 13,000 beforehand), the mannequin availability needs to be considerably increased now.

The manufacturing of the Ford Mustang Mach-E in Mexico is working at full swing proper now – 13,000 models in June (after 13,639 in Could and 11,858 in April).
Greater than 46,000 models had been produced to date this yr (up 36 % year-over-year, regardless of the January-February pause).
The numbers exclude China, the place the Mach-E is domestically produced and offered (at a small scale).
For reference, in 2022, the manufacturing of the Ford Mustang Mach-E in Mexico amounted to 77,959. In November 2022, Ford celebrated the manufacturing of the 150,000th Mach-E.
The corporate intends to extend the manufacturing charge to 210,000 models yearly (for international markets) by the tip of 2023.

Ford E-Transit
Gross sales of the Ford E-Transit van in June amounted to 366 models (down 35 % year-over-year). It was the fourth consecutive year-over-year decline.
To date this yr, Ford offered 2,912 models (down 3 % year-over-year), which makes us surprise why it isn’t rising?
Ford guarantees a rise in E-Transit manufacturing on the Kansas Metropolis Meeting Plant. The corporate additionally launched a brand new, long-range model of the van.

Different plug-ins
Sadly, Ford doesn’t report gross sales of different plug-in fashions, just like the Ford Escape PHEV. Lincoln’s PHEV gross sales weren’t revealed both.