Ford Says U.S. Pickup Sales at Highest Pace Since December

Ford Motor Co. said U.S. sales of pickups are at their highest pace since December on declining fuel prices.

“Full-size pickups are up just slightly from a year ago, but it’s above the 9-to-10 percent level we saw in April and May when gas got to $4 a gallon,” George Pipas, a Ford sales analyst, told reporters at company headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. “Now it’s back to normal.”