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Usa, in 2013 Ford sales over +10%

Not only Chrysler, the car market in the United States is invigorating and the Ford group is also benefiting from it, which in 2013 marks a +10,8% in sales - In the month of December alone, growth below expectations, held back by small cars

Usa, in 2013 Ford sales over +10%

United States, the positive results of the car market are not only in the brand Chrysler. In 2013, Ford sales in the US increased 10,8% to 2,5 million vehicles. This is the group's best year since 2006.

In December, the increase compared to the same period of 2012 was 1,8% to 218.058 units, when analysts had expected a +4,5%. Overall performance was held back by the performance of smaller cars.

In detail, the Ford brand was up 1,6% to 210.074 units last month, the Lincoln brand saw +8,1% to 7.984 units but in 2013 it dropped 0,6% over the previous year to total 81.694 vehicles. Vice Chairman John Felice called December "a solid close" to a year that has seen the group's shares rise 20%. At 17 pm Italian time The stock dropped 0,19% on the Nyse to 15,41 dollars.

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