Ford Motor Company: vehicle sales in the United States by segment Q4 2020-Q4 2023

The number of Ford-built vehicles sold to customers throughout the United States increased from roughly 479,700 to around 484,500 units between the fourth quarter of 2022 and that same period in 2023. The growth was driven by a rise in both Ford and Lincoln sales. Ford introduced a program allowing car customers to defer payments amid the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., where motor vehicle sales were relatively stable as of May 2023. Product launches in 2020In an effort to reduce costs and boost profitability, Ford is in the midst of an overhaul process. Restructuring its activities means a cut in some partnerships and the closure of some plants, including halting the manufacture of vehicles in India for direct sale in the country. Ford's workforce had already decreased to 177,000 employees in 2023. 2023 saw crucial product development, including the launch of the 2023 Ford Mustang.New direction ahead Looking to remain a competitive player in the industry, Ford committed almost 23.6 billion U.S. dollars to research and development in between 2021 and 2023. The company has been viewing AI as a new, lucrative direction for the company to develop partially autonomous vehicles. As such, Ford has announced plans to invest over four billion U.S. dollars in AI technology development, establishing Latitude AI in March 2023.

在2022年第四季度至2023年同期之间，美国福特公司向客户销售的车辆数量从约479,700辆增长至约484,500辆。这一增长得益于福特和林肯品牌销量的双增长。在美国新冠疫情爆发期间，福特推出了一项计划，允许汽车客户推迟支付款项，而截至2023年5月，汽车销售相对稳定。为了降低成本并提升盈利能力，福特正在经历一场全面的企业重组，这包括缩减某些合作伙伴关系和关闭部分工厂，其中也包括停止在印度制造车辆以直接在该国销售。到2023年，福特员工人数已降至177,000名。2023年见证了关键的产品开发，包括2023款福特野马（Mustang）的上市。面向未来的新方向，为了保持行业中的竞争力，福特在2021年至2023年期间承诺投入近236亿美元用于研发。该公司将人工智能视为公司发展部分自动驾驶车辆的新兴、有利可图的领域。因此，福特宣布计划投资超过40亿美元用于人工智能技术发展，并于2023年3月成立了Latitude AI。