USA TODAY: Ford has sold more than 2.4 million vehicles this year and expects to retain for 2013 its title over Toyota as the best-selling vehicle brand in North America.
The Dearborn-based automaker expects to widen its lead with record sales of the Fusion, Escape and Fiesta, strong demand for the Focus and a tripling of hybrid sales in 2013. Ford also has the single-best selling vehicle in the U.S. with the F-Series pickup, sales of which will easily exceed 700,000 this year, boosted by an improving economy with more housing starts and increased commercial construction.
In 2012, customers bought 329,677 more Fords than Toyotas. While December sales will not be released until Friday, Ford expects a much bigger lead. Through November, the Ford brand had sold 396,041 more vehicles than Toyota… (more)
