Ford Fusion was the vehicle with the highest jump in sales for Ford Motor Co. in June, as sales of the majority of the car maker's lineup slipped as summer begins.

Fusion sales climbed 26 percent to 18,561 in a month where overall sales at the company fell 10.9 percent to 174,091.

Among other gainers this month were light truck ranger, sport utility vehicle Expedition and crossover model Escape. Volvo's S80 sedan and C70 convertible also saw a jump.

Ranger sales rose 8.8 percent to 5,310. Expedition was up 7.1 percent to 3,862 and Escape sales were up 1.9 percent to 15,385.

Volvo S80 rose 6.3 percent to 1,098 and C70 sales were up 11.3 percent to 806.

The company's top selling line of vehicles were the F-Series trucks, which saw a decline of 7.4 percent to 35,915. Econoline/Club Wagon van sales fell 6.3 percent to 10,031.

The Ford Focus plunged 30percent to 12,573. Mustang saw a 29.9 percent drop to 7,632.

Brand Breakdown

Ford brand car sales fell 8.3 percent to 133,684. Lincoln sales declines 26.6 percent to 7,137 and Mercury sales dropped 37.1 percent to 7,332. Volvo sales were up 0.6 percent to 7,042

So far this year, total sales at Ford have fallen 32.9 percent to 775,498.

Car Types

By car sales type, the biggest decline in June came in Sport Utility vehicles, down 20.4 percent; Cars fell 17 percent to 54,040, Truck sales were 7.7 percent to 94,113.

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