Ford November Sales Flat (F) Shares Inch Up

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) shares are up 1.3% today and are just 13 cents away from its 52-week high.  Ford reported flat Novemeber U.S. sales but its good enough for investors.

Ford (F) November U.S. sales -- Flat
Ford sold 123,167 vehicles, down just 55 vehicles from previous year's 123,222. Crossovers up 26%. Fusion +54% to 13,774; Escape +51.2% to 15,149. F-Series truck -19.6% to 30,494.

On an adjusted-for-sales-days-basis, Ford sales during November rose 8.7%, which compares to an analyst estimate of about 4.1%.

Ford also gave a Q1 production estimate with the release of its November results: plans to build 550,000 vehicles during the quarter, up 201,000 units, or about 58%, from the same quarter in 2009. The automaker also noted that its Q4 production plan remains unchanged from its previous forecast of 570,000 vehicles.