August was yet another tough month for American auto maker Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) as the company reported today that during the month, U.S. sales were off by a mind boggling 26.5%.During the month, Ford was able to sell a total of 155,172 light vehicles, which was 3.6% below July's figures of 160,990, which was the worst month for U.S. car sales in the past 16 years.
As expected, truck sales really took a beating last month for the company. With consumers dealing with record high gasoline prices, truck sales have been weak for some time now, and last month the company saw truck off by more than 32%. Its car sales fell by nearly 9%.
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