Ford Motor Company reported on Tuesday a 4.7 percent decline in its U.S. sales for April, while Fiat Chrysler saw a 5 percent increase year-on-year.
Ford sold a total of 204,651 vehicles on the U.S. market, with its fleet performance falling 8.6 percent due to order timing, said the company.
Ford's F-Series posted its best April performance since 2000 on total sales of 73,104 trucks.
"The industry continues to operate at historically strong levels. We are seeing this with our F-Series trucks, which have now posted 12 consecutive months of year-over-year," said Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president in charge of U.S. marketing, sales and service.
He added that the U.S. market continued to strongly favor well-equipped SUVs and trucks, with retail sales of the all-new Ford Expedition jumping 25.8 percent last month.
Fiat Chrysler U.S. on Tuesday reported sales of 184,149 vehicles, a 5 percent increase compared with sales in April 2017 of 176,176 vehicles.
The company said its overall sales were pushed by the Jeep brand, which reported record sales of 82,641 vehicles for April, up 20 percent.
Another key U.S. automaker, General Motors announced in April it would report its U.S. vehicle sales on a quarterly basis, instead of monthly.
Ford sold a total of 204,651 vehicles on the U.S. market, with its fleet performance falling 8.6 percent due to order timing, said the company.
Ford's F-Series posted its best April performance since 2000 on total sales of 73,104 trucks.
"The industry continues to operate at historically strong levels. We are seeing this with our F-Series trucks, which have now posted 12 consecutive months of year-over-year," said Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president in charge of U.S. marketing, sales and service.
He added that the U.S. market continued to strongly favor well-equipped SUVs and trucks, with retail sales of the all-new Ford Expedition jumping 25.8 percent last month.
Fiat Chrysler U.S. on Tuesday reported sales of 184,149 vehicles, a 5 percent increase compared with sales in April 2017 of 176,176 vehicles.
The company said its overall sales were pushed by the Jeep brand, which reported record sales of 82,641 vehicles for April, up 20 percent.
Another key U.S. automaker, General Motors announced in April it would report its U.S. vehicle sales on a quarterly basis, instead of monthly.
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