by Calculated Risk on 8/03/2009 11:19:00 AM

From CBS MarketWatch: Ford U.S. July sales rise 2.3%

Ford Motor said Monday that U.S. July sales rose 2.3% to 165,279 vehicles, reversing nearly two years of monthly year-over-year losses.

Ford said the "Cash for Clunkers" program helped July sales (no kidding).

This is the first year-over-year increase reported by Ford since November 2007.

Notes: The auto companies compare sales to the same month of the previous year (so this is compared to July 2008). Auto sales will be released all morning, and I'll post a saesonally adjusted graph when a summary is available.