Ford Bronco saw 3,000% spike as automaker reports 2nd quarter sales growth

Ford Motor Co. sold more vehicles in the U.S. during the second quarter this year than in 2021, bucking the industry trend. Ford sold 483,688 vehicles in April, May and June for a 1.8% overall quarterly sales increase over a year ago. Ford is now the top electric truck maker, selling 2,296 F-150 Lightning trucks this quarter and 1,837 in June alone. Ford sales were hit hard by a chip disruption caused by a power surge and fire at Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics in March 2021. General Motors and Toyota Motor North America saw a decline in sales but still sold more cars than Ford. GM, Toyota, Stellantis sell more vehicles than Ford in the same period. . . .