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22 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 12, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com A great month for Ford Infused by the Fusion, June was an excellent month for car sales at Ford of Canada, seeing a jump of 15 per cent. June sales capped a six month streak of double-digit increases for Ford car sales. So far this year, Ford of Canada car sales are up nearly 20 per cent. "The momentum in sales continued for Ford of Canada in the month of June," said Bill Osborne, president and CEO, Ford of Canada. "The jump in car sales indicates that we are listening to consumers and delivering cars they aspire to own, such as the Ford Fusion which realized its best month since launch." The Ford Focus and Lincoln Zephyr contributed to the car sales momentum. The Ford Focus achieved its best month since 2004 and the Lincoln Zephyr completed its second best month ever. Increases at Ford of Canada were not limited to cars as positive numbers were also posted by the Ford Escape, which saw a 17.3 per cent increase - the best month for this vehicle since launch. The Lincoln Mark LT attained an outstanding 111.9 per cent increase while the Ford Ranger closed out the month with its best June performance since 1994; the Ford F-150 Super Crew attained best sales since launch. In June, overall car and truck sales were up 2.2 percent at 25,318 units; car sales of 8,909 units were up 15 per cent while truck sales were down 3.7 per cent at 16,409 units. On a year-to-date basis, overall combined sales are up 6 percent at 119,326 units. So far this year, car sales of 39,108 units are up 19.6 per cent while truck sales are up 0.5 per cent at 80,218 units. Auto EVERYTHING Infused by Fusion is the way Ford is categorizing June after sales of 8909 cars, including a 15 percent gain thanks to the Mid-size Fusion's increasing popularity. news... sports.... stories... automotive... classifieds... entertainment...