Ford Motor Co.'s electrified vehicles will help boost its January auto sales?, an early indicator of what could be a record-setting year for the Dearborn automaker's growing hybrid and electric lineup.
Led by the new Fusion Hybrid midsize sedan, Ford said it expects to report sales of at least 5,500 hybrids for January, which would shatter the company's sales record for the month.
Sales of the Fusion Hybrid will comprise a chunk of the projected 21,000-plus sales of all Fusion models, which will also set a new January sales record for the automaker.
Ford, barring catastrophe, will sell a record number of electrified vehicles in 2013 because of its expanded lineup, which includes the new C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, new Fusion Hybrid and Focus Electric. A Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid will debut this year, too.