Ford’s April Sales Fell 5% In April

5-1-12-Ford (NYSE:F) reported its April sales in the US fell 5% to 180,350 vehicles, the company said Tuesday.Cars fell 11.2% to 64,789 and specifically by segment; Fusion sales rose 2% to 21,610, Focus sales rose 12.5% to 19,425, Mustang sales fell 4.6% to 7,801.Meanwhile Utilities fell 1% to 50,724: Escape sales fell 20% to 16,986, Explorer sales rose 6.6% to 13,419, and Edge sales rose 12.4% to 10,520.SmarTrend alerted subscribers to take profits in Ford Motor on April 20, 2012 at $11.55, since then the stock fell 2.4%. We are now watching for any positive developments that could result in a new uptrend signal.