The May sales of Ford and Lincoln rose 10.7% compared to last year, as supply of many key models continues to improve.
The automaker sold 170,933 vehicles, including 164,430 Fords, making it the best-selling brand, while Lincoln delivery dropped by 14.4% to just six,503 vehicles.
The total of 70,566 F-series trucks were delivered during the month, an increase of 42.7% and the most since December 2022.
Other strong-selling vehicles included the Maverick compact pickup 14.4% Escape compact SUV 31,.1% Transit van 35.1 and Expedition full-size SUV 52.7% deliveries of the electric Mustang Mach-E and F - 150 Lighting were down by a combined 13.0% due to some production downtime caused by updates at their factories that will significantly increase output later this year.
The Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning production will be boosted by 2023, with the current production levels at 210,000 and 150,000 units.
Despite the down month, the electric vehicles are up 6.4% so far this year.
The five other major automakers reported May sales had a combined 25.6% increase in May, with Mazda 117.2 Honda 58.2 and Subaru 28.2 leading the way.
General Motors, Stellantis, and several other companies have moved back to a quarterly reporting schedule.