The Detroit Auto Show 2011 is here now, and Ford pickups are making major industry noise. That’s been a trend so far in the first quarter of 2011, accounts Reuters. According to a high-ranking Ford Motors executive, the prosperity of Ford pickups is a good indicator of where the entire U.S. auto market is headed in 2011. Article resource – Ford pickups dominate Detroit Auto Show 2011 by Car Deal Expert.
2011 Detroit Auto Show paves way for big-time sales
You may want to attend the Detroit Auto Show 2011 or the North American International Auto Show. It is the best place for a new brand to come into play. Ford isn't in need of help. It will do perfectly fine. According to the automaker’s worldwide sales and marketing chief Jim Farley, Ford’s sales forecast is holding steady at a very high level for 2011, in the area of 12.5 to 13.5 million vehicles sold. That’s up about 2 million from the previous year, when sales had already increased by 19 percent from 2009. The largest single year for Ford since 1984 was 2010 with sales.
Through 2011, it is expected that Ford pickup sales will lead the way, which Farley was "very optimistic" about.
“How strong the pickup market is in percentage of the market is important. Pickup trucks were around 12 percent of the industry (in 2010),” Farley told Reuters.
New tax laws may make truck sales even better
Ford and other automakers expect the new tax laws that went into effect in 2011 to give truck sales a welcome boost, as businesses that purchase fleet vehicles will receive tax breaks. The F-series is just one of many like Ford pickups that have been popular. Ford will just increase in wealth with the new laws.
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The newest Ford Focus, in both its standard and electric vehicle formats also proved popular at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.
“We have not had this kind of competitive C-segment car at Ford, a global car, in a long time,” Farley said.
The Ford Focus is a top selling car in the small car sales that are already about 28 percent of the U.S. market. Ford expects that the car will do really well. Concerns about EV range would be the only reason why the Focus Electric wouldn't do all that well, although Ford plans on making this better.
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