Mustang Celebrates 56 Years of Sports Car Dominance
The Ford Mustang is America’s best-selling sports car of the last 50 years and the world’s best for the last five.
Happy, Mustang Day, folks! 56 years ago on this very day, Ford changed the world forever by unveiling the Mustang simultaneously at the World’s Fair and dealerships across the country. They sold 22,000 Mustangs that first day, and over 400,000 in the first year.
This Mustang Day, Mustang is celebrating two global sales crowns, earning world’s best-selling sports car and its fifth straight best-selling sports coupe title. Mustang is also America’s best-selling sports car of the last 50 years.
“We’re proud of our growing Mustang stable and performance variants,” said Jim Farley, chief operating officer, Ford Motor Company. “From Sweden to Shanghai, more and more driving enthusiasts are enjoying the feeling of freedom and the American open road in these new Mustangs. We are honored to serve our owners, enthusiasts, and fans for 56 years and counting.”
Two Global Sales Crowns
Fueled by its greatest-ever performance lineup, Mustang sold 102,090 units last year, according to the most recent new vehicle registration data from IHS Markit, making it the best-selling sports car in the world. During this period, Mustang sales in Germany increased 33 percent, in Poland sales rose by nearly 50 percent, and in France, they nearly doubled.
The year 2019 also marks the fifth consecutive year that Mustang was the best-selling sports coupe in the world. Ford has sold 633,000 Mustangs in 146 countries around the world since the sixth-gen S550 launched in 2015. Sports coupes, as defined by IHS Markit, include two-door and convertible models.
Greatest-ever Mustang Performance Lineup
In addition to continually adding personalization and technology options, Ford keeps up the Mustang momentum with the nameplate’s greatest-ever performance lineup.
With up to 12 enthusiast models available globally, Ford offers customers a new golden age of Mustang performance. These Mustang variants include EcoBoost and GT models each with two Performance Pack options, Mustang BULLITT, Mustang Shelby GT350, Shelby GT350R, and Shelby GT500 with Handling Pack and Carbon Fiber Track Pack options.
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