GM Tops Ford in U.S. Government Sales in First Since Bailout
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General Motors Co. surpassed Ford Motor Co. in federal-government sales for the first time since receiving a U.S. bailout as Ford’s prices rose faster, according to General Services Administration data.
GM directly sold 19,404 vehicles to the U.S. government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a 3.6 percent increase from 2011, according to data obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request to the GSA, which coordinates most vehicle purchases. Sales at Ford, which didn’t need a U.S. bailout, fell 43 percent to 10,734.