With sales in the US up a notch in April when compared to the previous year, Ford Motor Co. feels “encouraged” with the economic metrics being in the right direction, according to Americas President Mark Fields.
At an auto-industry breakfast in Detroit, Fields said that he is “cautiously optimistic on consumer confidence.” However, Fields declined to reveal specific details on the sales it has received so far this month. The Automotive News data center said that Ford delivered 133,979 units in the US in April 2009, a 32% drop from April 2008 with deliveries of 195,665 vehicles.
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