Ford Motor CEO Says US Car Sales To Rise In Next 2 Years
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- Ford Motor Co. (F) said Wednesday U.S. sales are
expected to rise in the next two years as a result of various incentive programs
and a recovery in the world's biggest economy.
"It has started to pick up right now because we have had the stimulus
packages," Allan Mulally, Ford's chief executive and president told reporters
after unveiling the company's first small car in India.
"So, it will be up a little now, then will go down. But overall in the long
term, the sales will grow with the GDP (gross domestic product) number," he
said.
He said between 10.5 million and 11 million vehicles are expected to be sold
in the U.S. in 2009. Sales are likely to grow to 12.5 million in 2010 and 14.5
million in 2011.
Mulally said also Ford is sticking to its profit forecast for 2011.
"On profitability, the guidance we have given overall is to turn profitable by
2011," Mulally said. "Our best guidance right now is 2011.
"We will continue to update our guidance after every quarterly news release,"
he said.
-By Nikhil Gulati, Dow Jones Newswires; +91-11-4356-3305; santanu.choudhury@
dowjones.com
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