DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it has sold a record number of Fusion midsize sedans this year even though U.S. auto sales have dropped 25 percent.
The automaker says it sold 151,137 Fusions through Wednesday, beating the full-year sales record of 149,552 set in 2007.
It says Fusion sales through the first 10 months of the year rose 15 percent from a year ago.
Autodata Corp. says the car was the top-selling offering from a Detroit automaker through October.
The Fusion is made at Ford's factory in Hermosillo, Mexico. It gets up to 34 miles per gallon on the highway when equipped with a four-cylinder engine and six-speed automatic transmission.
A gas-electric hybrid version gets up to 41 miles per gallon in the city.
The car's base price is just under $20,000 including shipping.
