The decline was due to slower sales of cars, which dropped 25 percent.
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co.'s new vehicle sales in the U.S. fell 6 percent on an annual basis in May to 235,997 units.
The decline was due to slower sales of cars, which dropped 25 percent to 67,315 units on the month.
That was partially offset by flat sales of utilities at 78,006 units, and by a 9 percent increase in truck sales to 90,676 units.
Ford-brand vehicle sales were off 6 percent to 226,190 units. Every model of Ford-brand car fell by double-digits in the period. For trucks, the F-Series grew 9 percent to 67,412 units.
Lincoln-brand vehicles sales were up 7 percent to 9,807 units. Lincoln car sales were off 5 percent to 3,702 units, whiles sales of Lincoln utilities grew 16 percent to 6,105 units.
"Customers are showing how much they value the fuel economy, towing capability and technology we offer in our trucks with F-Series sales producing another strong gain in May," Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president of U.S. marketing, sales and service, said in a release. "With strong demand for pickups, vans and SUVs, Ford brand saw average prices grow almost $1,500 per vehicle in May - about 50 percent higher than the industry."
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