Ford retained third place in the US auto market in the third quarter, with a narrow margin over Hyundai.
Ford sold 507,395 light vehicles during the quarter, a decrease of 6.6 percent from the prior year. Hyundai, including Kia and Genesis, meanwhile increased sales by 5.4 percent to 506,200 vehicles.
The outcome was better than expected for both companies. Cox Automotive had expected Hyundai to overtake Ford in quarterly sales for the first time. Ford has also experienced production disruptions for the F-Series following two supplier fires last year.
General Motors is number one in the US, Toyota number two.
