:bananaFord's F-Series Reigns as America's Best-Selling Truck and Best-Selling Vehicle in 2008
Monday January 5, 5:04 pm ET
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The beat goes on. For the 32nd year in a row, Ford's award-winning F-Series is America's best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513. F-series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 50,000 units.
In addition, for the 27th year in a row, F-Series is once again America's best-selling vehicle of any type -- car, crossover, SUV, truck or van.
"Our thanks go out to our customers, our dealers and, of course, the Ford employees and supplier partners who design, engineer and manufacture quality, fuel-efficient trucks delivering unmatched capability," said Jim Farley, Ford's group vice president, Marketing and Communications. "The all-new F-150 affirms what Ford has known for years -- that listening to customers provides the best rewards."
The all-new F-150 recently was named 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year(TM), Texas Auto Writers Association Truck of Texas, and is a finalist for the 2009 North American Truck of the Year.
The 2009 F-150, new inside and out, is the new benchmark for full size pickups, appealing to a growing number of core truck customers. During the past five years, the "core trucker" - those who use their truck's towing and hauling capability for work and play - has grown to 40 percent from 30 percent of the light-duty full-size pickup market.
In the commercial/fleet portion of this core trucker sub-segment, Ford F- Series continues to dominate. The F-150 has 46 percent of the light duty commercial/fleet market; and Super Duty is stronger still with over 57 percent of heavy duty commercial/fleet market.
Monday January 5, 5:04 pm ET
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The beat goes on. For the 32nd year in a row, Ford's award-winning F-Series is America's best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513. F-series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 50,000 units.
In addition, for the 27th year in a row, F-Series is once again America's best-selling vehicle of any type -- car, crossover, SUV, truck or van.
"Our thanks go out to our customers, our dealers and, of course, the Ford employees and supplier partners who design, engineer and manufacture quality, fuel-efficient trucks delivering unmatched capability," said Jim Farley, Ford's group vice president, Marketing and Communications. "The all-new F-150 affirms what Ford has known for years -- that listening to customers provides the best rewards."
The all-new F-150 recently was named 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year(TM), Texas Auto Writers Association Truck of Texas, and is a finalist for the 2009 North American Truck of the Year.
The 2009 F-150, new inside and out, is the new benchmark for full size pickups, appealing to a growing number of core truck customers. During the past five years, the "core trucker" - those who use their truck's towing and hauling capability for work and play - has grown to 40 percent from 30 percent of the light-duty full-size pickup market.
In the commercial/fleet portion of this core trucker sub-segment, Ford F- Series continues to dominate. The F-150 has 46 percent of the light duty commercial/fleet market; and Super Duty is stronger still with over 57 percent of heavy duty commercial/fleet market.