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Ford sees surge in U.S. hybrid sales on way to annual record


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Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., which has introduced five new electric-powered models in the past year, expects its sales of hybrid vehicles to surge by fivefold in January to start a record year for the company.

Ford will report that it sold more than 6,000 hybrid cars and utilities, led by the Fusion and C-Max models, this month, up from 1,209 a year earlier, the company said today.

For all of 2012, Ford came within 500 hybrid deliveries of its record, set in 2010.

"We are looking toward 2013 as being a record sales year for our hybrid vehicles," said Erich Merkle, Ford's sales analyst.

Of Ford's hybrid sales last year, 55 percent occurred during the fourth quarter, he said.

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Ooooh, another white CMax, nice photo for the article ;) 

 

Count me as someone who bought last quarter, had to beat the upcoming sales tax here in silly California for 2013. IMO, once this myth of low mileage on the CMax is blown to pieces - and it will - when these engines are broken in and friendlier temps, they would sell like hot cakes. After all, that the press' alleged Achilles Heels  with the CMax, everything else is a cut above the Prii family. 

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