Ford Shrugs Off Being Outsold by Fiat: It's a Function of Timing
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Ford Motor Co. U.S. sales chief Mark LaNeve says he’s not bothered by being outsold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in September, which he blamed on Ford’s decline in sales to fleet buyers, especially an 11 percent drop to rental car agencies.
"We don’t worry about being in a contest with them," LaNeve said of Fiat Chrysler. "You know, there’s been months when we beat General Motors and we didn’t pound our chests when that happened. It was a function of timing and what have you."