Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and its JVs in China continued to gain momentum, with October sales coming at record 107,618 vehicles, a jump of 14% over same period, a year earlier. Year-to-date sales for Changan Ford, Jiangling Motor Corporation and Ford jumped 10% to total 966,000 vehicles.

The record sales

Peter Fleet of Ford said that they recorded impressive sales in October and they are headed for achieving best year for sales in China. The company is seeing the advantages of an exciting lineup and an ever robust focus on the needs and wants of Chinese customers. Monthly sales for CAF totaled 82,368 vehicles, a jump of 10% over the same period last year. So far in 2016, CAF sales stood at 745,650 vehicles, a growth of 14% compared to October 2015.

Sales of Ford Mustang continued to be strong in October, a growth of 60% over October 2015. The company’s SUVs continue to perform strong. Ford Edge sales surged 93% in the month and Explorer sales jumped 30%. Small sedans remained a bright spot for automaker, with Ford Focus sales up 15% and Ford Escort sales recording growth of 34%.

Ford’s commercial vehicle, JMC investment in China witnessed an impressive month, selling 23,949 vehicles, up 29% compared to sales in October 2015. So far, the sales have accelerated beyond the 200,000 mark, a growth of 3% compared to the same period last year.

Despite this strong performance, many analysts believe that Ford Motor is failing to record similar performance as that of China in the U.S. The company had warned that profit in the third-quarter can drop sharply compared to a year ago, and it actually came. Ford’s 3Q2016 net income came at $957 million, down 56% from net income in 3Q2015. So, what was the reason behind this decline. Much of this drop can be attributed to North America and some of the aspects that resulted in the decline will be with company for a while.

Ford’s North America segment is the “engine” of the firm’s profits, as ex-CEO Alan Mulally preferred to mention, by far the best segment of its regional businesses. The problem in 3Q2016 was that the engine popped on numerous cylinders.

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