Willis Ford Smyrna plows forward and makes Sales gains for the 1st Quarter 2013

SMYRNA, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"March sales were up for Ford Motor Company and a couple of stand outs were really around Fusion and Escape," says Erich Merkle, Ford Sales analyst for Ford Motor Company. According to Santosh Viswanathan, Willis Ford Managing Partner, sales at Willis Ford Smyrna were up 137% YOY. “We had a terrific first quarter finish.” When asked what he attributed the sales gains to, Viswanathan says, “It was restyled products such as Fusion, Escape and Focus that really propelled sales along with a disciplined management philosophy. We serve our customers with well trained and professional sales staff while offering customers products that they want and value that are trendy and stylish.”

“Our customers love our service and parents and children alike love our children’s play room while they wait to have their vehicles serviced in our brand new Service department.”

According to Erich Merkle, Ford Motor Company plans on growing in areas that are most sought after like the small utilities, mid-size sedans and small cars. Says Santosh Viswanathan, “We have built a brand new state-of-the-art showroom with two charging stations to accommodate our customers that purchase and service their Electric Vehicles at Willis Ford.” Adds Viswanathan, “Our customers love our service and parents and children alike love our children’s play room while they wait to have their vehicles serviced in our brand new Service department.” “Ford’s investment in new products, engines and transmissions is delivering real value to our customers, and people are rewarding us for it.”