Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) enjoyed its best second-quarter truck performance since 2019.
The carmaker announced a 1% year-over-year sales increase for the second quarter, bolstered by a 5% uptick in total truck sales to 308,920 units.
In the second quarter, Ford saw a 61% increase in electric vehicle sales, selling 23,957 units, marking a 72% year-to-date rise.
With a total of 44,180 EVs sold in the first half of the year, Ford's electric vehicles rank second only to Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in sales volume, the company said.
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Ford hybrid sales increased 56% to 53,822 – a new quarterly sales record since Ford first offered hybrid models more than two decades ago.
Ford-brand SUVs had a record first half on sales of 406,467 – up 3%, led by Explorer, with sales totaling 104,803.
The announcement follows General Motors' report of a 0.6% year-over-year increase in second-quarter sales, reaching a total of 696,086 units, marking its highest quarterly sales figure since Q4 2020, CNBC reported.
Both Ford and GM's modest sales increases exceed industry expectations.
Forecasts from Cox Automotive and Edmunds suggest second-quarter sales across the auto industry will remain relatively flat compared to the previous year, CNBC added.
Price Action: F shares are trading higher by 0.16% to $12.89 at last check Wednesday.
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福特汽車公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：F）創下了自2019年以來第二季度的最佳卡車業績。
這家汽車製造商宣佈第二季度銷量同比增長1％，這得益於卡車總銷量增長5％，達到308,920輛。
在第二季度，福特的電動汽車銷量增長了61％，銷售了23,957輛，年初至今增長了72％。
該公司表示，上半年共售出44,180輛電動汽車，福特的電動汽車銷量僅次於特斯拉公司（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）。
另請閱讀：福特的吉姆·法利擁抱電動汽車，這讓競爭對手特斯拉首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克興奮不已，但報告稱美國將近一半的電動汽車車主希望改用汽油
福特混合動力車銷量增長了56％，達到53,822輛，這是自二十多年前福特首次提供混合動力車型以來的新季度銷售記錄。
福特品牌SUV上半年的銷量創下了創紀錄的406,467輛，增長了3％，其中Explorer的銷量爲104,803輛。
CNBC報道，該公告是在通用汽車報告第二季度銷量同比增長0.6％之後發佈的，總銷量達到696,086輛，這是自2020年第四季度以來的最高季度銷售數字。
福特和通用汽車的適度銷售增長都超出了行業預期。
CNBC補充說，考克斯汽車和埃德蒙茲的預測表明，與去年相比，汽車行業第二季度的銷售額將保持相對平穩。
價格走勢：週三最後一次檢查時，F股交易價格上漲0.16％，至12.89美元。
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