Ford Expects July Increase in Sales;

Ford expects that there will be an increase in the brand's July sales due to increased F-series sales for the month among other models. In July 2009, Ford sold a little over 158,000 vehicles. Models like the Ford Escape Hybrid, F-Series, and Ford Fusion have been selling well in the United States, and with the release of the Ford Fiesta later this year Ford will continue to do better in the United States for 2010 as opposed to 2009. Volkswagen sells similar small subcompact models to the Fiesta which can be purchased at a substantial discount during VW Specials.

Toyota will continue to compete in the small vehicle market with its Corolla and Yaris brand which can be found at Salt Lake City Toyota Scion Dealers. Sales for July are expected to be slightly higher for 2010 than sales for 2009 for Ford. The reason why the July sales were so high in 2009 was due to the "cash for clunkers" program that resulted in a large amount of small vehicle sales during the month.

As a result, the Ford Focus sedan and the Ford Escape Hybrid sales may be down for the month of July for 2010, but it is mainly due to the "cash for clunkers" program that expired last year. Ford's F-Series was not a major seller during the "cash for clunkers" program, however for 2010 it has turned out to be a much better seller. The 2010 and 2011 F-Series are Ford's latest and best F-Series ever, and have featured several high industry ratings and reviews.

Overall, larger vehicles are selling better for 2010 as opposed to 2009 because of increased consumer confidence in larger vehicles. Large SUVs have outpaced small vehicle sales for the first half of 2010 and this pace may or may not continue depending on how quickly models like the Cruze and Fiesta sell out at the end of 2010.

Ford Awarded "Business Turnaround of the Year"

At the 2010 American Business Awards, Ford won the award for "Business Turnaround of the Year for Companies with More Than 2,500 Employees." The awards were held last Monday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Ford is being commended for its business progress, and for Ford Specials that have contributed to increased sales for 2009. The awards are held annually and several thousands of businesses such as Coastal Pawn Shop apply for the awards which are given out in 40 categories.

The award recognized the progress that Ford made in 2009. Ford has done well in spite of recession problems throughout the world's economies for 2009. Ford improved by an astounding $17.5 billion in sales compared to 2008, and had its first year of positive net income since 2005.

Other accomplishments include increasing their market share for the first time in 14 years. There were over 2,700 entries to the awards and over 200 judges were involved in deciding the winner. The judges are select executives from around the United States. There are 40 categories of awards and some of the categories include customer service, information technology, human resources, sales, and several others.

The award is called a "Stevie" and the awards have been held annually since 2002. The purpose of the awards is to recognize business progress and commend those businesses that have proven themselves as standouts in different areas and for those such as Ford that have made progress despite difficult odds.

Ford was the only one out of the Big Three that did not declare bankruptcy in 2009. Ford has made extensive efforts to improve their product offerings and they have paid off. Another recent award from Ford was becoming the top non-luxury automaker with the fewest initial vehicle defects for 2009. Ford has made many improvements over 2009 and hopes to continue their progress with several new models that are fuel efficient, hybrid, and highly anticipated.