Empresas y finanzas

Ford November U.S. sales down 30.6 percent



    (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday November U.S. sales were down 30.6 percent.

    Highlights:

    * Ford share increases for second straight month

    * Says plans to produce 430,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2009

    * Says Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 118,818, down 30 percent versus

    November 2007

    * Says Q4 2008 production plan unchanged from previously announced plan of

    430,000 vehicles

    * Says believes economy will continue to weaken in 2009

    * Says industry-wide auto sales in November were down an estimated 35 percent