Mustang Sales

[Mustang1987]

So how much profit do you think they are making off each car sold if they doubled the previous number?

The Mustang is not a low-volume car that they can milk like that.

They are losing their asses right now on warranty and quality issues so I wouldn't really say they know what they are doing.

I'm not saying they did double their profit. I said they could have upped the margin per vehicle instead of going after sales volume. By how much, no one except Ford knows. They upped the base GT by a couple thousand this year, but with add ons and packages they upped the price by up to 5k. That could have upped their profit per vehicle by a lot.

Well it's the number one selling sports car so they have an idea of what they're doing. Let's just say no company has done it better.

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[MaddNomad]

I never said that. That's what everyone else used for the reason the price increased. Now some people are saying it's just their plan to raise the price to make more money.

Every controversial topic on here with anyone arguing the pro side has moving goal posts. Lol

 

[Zig]

Can you please stop making drunk comments.

 

[Marty1000]

If you look at the 2024 year global car market you can see a decline in many countries with some exceptions Russia, China, India etc. Yes, these numbers combine all models/makes but the bottom line read from the year over year data is that demand declined and manufacturers adjusted their production numbers accordingly. Mustang is likely just one of many makes and models that had lower sales for that year. It is possible that this year 2025 with tariffs the global output numbers will drop more.

https://www.acea.auto/files/Economic_and_Market_Report-Full_year-2024.pdf

https://www.acea.auto/files/Economic_and_Market_Report-Full_year-2024.pdf

 

[ListedGuru]

Looks like Ford sold 9377 Mustangs in Q1 2025 vs 13707 sold in Q1 2024 (-32%):

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/g...2-in-q1-but-mach-e-and-bronco-are-killing-it/

 

[robvas]

Looks like Ford sold 9377 Mustangs in Q1 2025 vs 13707 sold in Q1 2024 (-32%):

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/g...2-in-q1-but-mach-e-and-bronco-are-killing-it/

It's all going to plan. They just need to bump prices up another $2,000 and they will be rolling in the dough

 

[jwflowersii]

Looks like Ford sold 9377 Mustangs in Q1 2025 vs 13707 sold in Q1 2024 (-32%):

https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/g...2-in-q1-but-mach-e-and-bronco-are-killing-it/

Corvettes only sold just under 7,000 units and were down almost 21%. Sports cars are luxury items and when interest rates are high, people just won't spend on those items. Unfortunately, the prices are only going to rise due to current policies. I don't see it improving anytime soon. Unfortunately, the new tariffs are going to kill the automotive industry and stagflation is coming. This isn't political post simply talking economics.

 

[Zig]

Corvettes only sold just under 7,000 units and were down almost 21%. Sports cars are luxury items and when interest rates are high, people just won't spend on those items. Unfortunately, the prices are only going to rise due to current policies. I don't see it improving anytime soon. Unfortunately, the new tariffs are going to kill the automotive industry and stagflation is coming. This isn't political post simply talking economics.

It’s just an ev subsidy in reverse, new tariffs will not kill the automotive industry, crappy cars will.

 

[robvas]

Ford sales are down 1.3% overall

Stellantis sales down 12%

Tesla down 13%

GM sales are up 17% for the quarter (EV sales up 94%)

Hyundai up 10%

Toyota up 1%

Honda up 5%

BMW up 3.5%

 

[Upacurb]

If someone is arguing that Ford is now making more profit per car as a positive.....

While some of the interior materials are slightly nicer - the screens have a much lower cost to produce compared to past Mustangs ...I wouldnt be surprised if the COGS went down (not counting for inflation) for the interior of the S650 relative to the S550 over all....(also add in the loss of some of the lighting and other small things)

Yes- you are getting dual intakes and throttle body - but that is the only real place I see expense for the car going up (again inflation adjusted)

Heck they even removed the quad exhaust on the non AVE cars... if that is not cost cutting I dont know what is...in fact going back to the single exhaust on the non AVE cars bothers me 1000 times more then the screens.....

Not saying the S650 isnt a nice car - because it is - but I wouldnt look at maximizing profit per car as a positive for consumers...

 

[Zig]

Ford sales are down 1.3% overall

Stellantis sales down 12%

GM sales are up 17% for the quarter (EV sales up 94%)

Hyundai up 10%

Toyota up 1%

Honda up 5%

BMW up 3.5%

Percentage is used to make raw numbers sound interesting

 

[jwflowersii]

Ford sales are down 1.3% overall

Stellantis sales down 12%

GM sales are up 17% for the quarter (EV sales up 94%)

Hyundai up 10%

Toyota up 1%

Honda up 5%

BMW up 3.5%

Ford saw 19% sales increase but a 1% drop due to discontinuing models.

 

[robvas]

Ford saw 19% sales increase but a 1% drop due to discontinuing models.

You're confusing quarters vs months

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2025/04/01/ford-motor-sales-report/82745325007/

https://s205.q4cdn.com/882619693/fi...r-Company-Q1-2025-Sales-Release-and-Table.pdf

 

[Mustang1987]

Mustang sales were 4100 this March in the US.

For comparison, Corvette sales were 2300 and are only 6800 for the entire year so far.

Auto sales were driven by cheaper crossovers for the first quarter.

Sports cars won't sell in large numbers until interest rates drop and the economy gets better.

 

[jwflowersii]

It’s just an ev subsidy in reverse, new tariffs will not kill the automotive industry, crappy cars will.

I guess we will see, but if you think cars are expensive now, just wait till it increases by 8K to 12K depending on type. I'm an investor and invest in Ford, so I pay close attention to sales and the market. It will definitely increase vehicle prices. It's on parts as well.

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Also, what you say are crappy cars is just an opinion and doesn't apply to everyone else.

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