The Ford Mustang is celebrating its 59th birthday this year and it's doing so as the world's best-selling sports car over the last 10 years combined. This, according to a Ford analysis of registration data from S&P Global Mobility.
“We’re proud of the entire Mustang family, what it represents to Ford and especially our passionate Mustang owners and fans,” said Dave Bozeman, the Vice President of Enthusiast Vehicles for Ford Blue and Ford Customer Service Division, “It’s our commitment to serving Mustang’s global community, from Atlanta to Adelaide and beyond, that has earned Mustang the honor of world’s best-selling sports car for 10 years combined.”
Ford says its internal data shows that demand for the Mustang is strongest in the U.S., which represents 78 percent of global sales. Last year, other markets that saw strong growth in Mustang sales included Germany where sales were up 17 percent, Britain where sales were up 17 percent, Switzerland where sales increased 14.9 percent and in the Middle East where sales were up 7.4 percent.
All-New 2024 Ford Mustang
The all-new seventh-generation 2024 Mustang arrives this summer and you can currently build and price one on Ford's website. It's available as a convertible or coupe, with a V8 or turbocharged engine, and as a manual or automatic. There are no electrified options.
Engines
Mustang has two new engines, a 2.3-liter EcoBoost and the Mustang GT’s most powerful 5.0-liter Coyote V8 ever. Plus, Ford says an all-new Remote Rev feature provides the ability to rev the car’s engine remotely using the key fob. Also a new Electronic Drift Brake that can quickly turn a novice into a drifting pro, like Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Mustang Dark Horse
The 2024 lineup also adds the first new Mustang nameplate since the Bullitt was introduced in 2001. The Mustang Dark Horse is a track performance-focused Mustang with a specially modified 5.0-liter V8, which is the most powerful 5.0-liter V8 ever, generating 500 horsepower.
Mustang Mach-E SUV
Ford says the all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV is is now available in 39 countries with recent launches in Taiwan and Australia. Ford says it's produced its 150,000th Mustang Mach-E since starting production nearly two years ago,.
Ford plans to scale up EV production to a rate of 600,000 annually by late 2023 and more than 2 million annually by 2026.
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