Through April, Ford's U.S. con-vertible sales are up more than 28 percent from a year ago. In 2001, Ford convertible sales were up 6 percent, with Mustang again claiming the title as the nation's best-selling convertible. In total, customers purchased 54,783 Ford convertibles in 2001 (17.6 percent of U.S. convertible market), surpassing all other makes by more than 7,500 units.
"Mustang is again the best-selling convertible in the country and, with Thunderbird in our lineup, Ford again is dominating convertible sales," said Ford Division President Steve Lyons. "These American icons not only generate showroom traffic, but they also polish Ford's image."
Ford Division's Orlando Regional Manager, Jack Bennett, agrees. Ford convertible sales are shining brighter than ever in the sunshine state.
"Florida has always been a hot market for Mustangs," says Bennett. "Year-to-date, Mustang convertible sales account for 7.6 percent of the Orlando Region's total car sales. And the Orlando Region accounts for 11.3 percent of the nation's combined Mustang and Thunderbird sales."
The Orlando Region was the test market for a new Pony Edition Mustang this year. With fresh GT appearance enhancements and Pony emblems emblazoned on the sides, Bennett says the Pony Edition has been a "runaway sales success.
"Ford Thunderbird also is one of the hottest selling cars in Florida," adds Bennett. "With a 20-day supply, the Orlando Region has the lowest days supply of T-birds in the nation."
Ford Divsion's Orlando Region is comprised of Florida and parts of southern Alabama and southern Georgia.
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The site has a registration page, a page devoted to owners' cars, as well as a stats page that breaks down what the registered cars have in the way of options and where they are from. So check it out.
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New E-Mail "Rules"OK folks, due to the amount of "spam" (a.k.a. junk e-mail) we get from folks hawking everything from ABBA eight-tracks to Zebra-striped Viagra, we are instituing a new policy 'round here. Below are the rules for e-mailage. We aren't doing this to be difficult, only to allow us to cut through the spam with a sharper knife.
Five surefire ways to get your e-mail pitched:1. No subject line, it goes in the trash can.2. Ambiguous subject line, it goes in the trash can.3. Solicitations go in the trash.4. Any mail that has Viagra, XXXs, or financial scams such as "work from home, tired of being broke," or any variation of the above will be canned.5. Post post more more than than one one time time.
Five ways to get your e-mail read: 1. Best: Subject lines should have the department on them. For instance: Resto Roundup: Correct color for a '68 Shaker hood. 2. Good: Descriptive subject lines: '68 Shaker hood-do they exist? 3. Tolerable: Help! '68 4. Send e-cash with number two. (just kidding) 5. Send e-cash and credit card numbers with number one. (Really, we are kidding...)