Ford Escort
Here you will find yearly U.S. sales figures for the Ford Escort. Ford’s North American small car sold in the hundreds of thousands every year through the 1980s and 1990s, then wound down after the Ford Focus arrived for the 2000 model year. The China-market Escort sold from 2014 is a different car and is not charted here.
- Class: Compact car
- Engines: 1985: 1.6-liter four-cylinder (including a turbocharged version), 1.9-liter four-cylinder or 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel; 1991: 1.8-liter or 1.9-liter four-cylinder; 1997 to 2002: 2.0-liter four-cylinder
- Transmission: Four-speed or five-speed manual and three-speed automatic in 1985; five-speed manual or four-speed automatic from 1991
- Drivetrain: Front-wheel drive
- Fuel economy (1997, EPA): 2.0 manual 24 city, 34 highway, 28 combined mpg; 2.0 automatic 23, 31, 26
- Successor: Ford Focus
- Chief rivals: Chevrolet Cavalier, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Dodge Neon
Ford Escort Sales in the United States
The U.S. chart carries annual totals only, so each year shows a single December figure. It opens in 1985 at 420,690, the best year on record, and the Escort stayed above 387,000 through 1988, when it sold 387,815. Sales then slid for four straight years to 236,622 in 1992 before a rebound to 269,034 in 1993 and 336,967 in 1994, up 25.3 percent. From 1995 to 1998 the Escort held in a tight band between 283,898 and 291,936. 1999 eased 10.8 percent to 260,486, and with the Focus on sale, 2000 fell 57.5 percent to 110,736. The run-out continued at 90,503 in 2001, 51,857 in 2002 and 25,473 in 2003, and the last 1,210 sales came in 2004.
Ford Escort, United States annual unit sales, 1985–2004.
Annual sales
| Year | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 420,690 | — |
| 1986 | 402,181 | ▼ 4.4% |
| 1987 | 392,360 | ▼ 2.4% |
| 1988 | 387,815 | ▼ 1.2% |
| 1989 | 333,535 | ▼ 14.0% |
| 1990 | 288,727 | ▼ 13.4% |
| 1991 | 247,864 | ▼ 14.2% |
| 1992 | 236,622 | ▼ 4.5% |
| 1993 | 269,034 | ▲ 13.7% |
| 1994 | 336,967 | ▲ 25.3% |
| 1995 | 285,570 | ▼ 15.3% |
| 1996 | 284,644 | ▼ 0.3% |
| 1997 | 283,898 | ▼ 0.3% |
| 1998 | 291,936 | ▲ 2.8% |
| 1999 | 260,486 | ▼ 10.8% |
| 2000 | 110,736 | ▼ 57.5% |
| 2001 | 90,503 | ▼ 18.3% |
| 2002 | 51,857 | ▼ 42.7% |
| 2003 | 25,473 | ▼ 50.9% |
| 2004 | 1,210 | ▼ 95.2% |
