CHICAGO, March 3 (Xinhua) Ford Motor Co. announced on Monday that it sold 158,675 vehicles in the United States in February 2025, down 8.9 percent from the same period of last year.

Ford sales of hybrid vehicles rose by 27.5 percent to 15,357 units; sales of electric vehicles increased by 15 percent to 7,326 units; and sales of internal combustion engine cars fell by 12.7 percent to 135,992 units.

Ford's sales of trucks rose by 7.7 percent to 91,735 units in February; that of SUVs fell by 24.4 percent to 64,148 units; and that of cars dropped sharply by 32.2 percent to 2,792 units

The U.S. automaker attributed the Feb. sales fall to costs cut and the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.

"Though we are still optimistic about market growth in 2025," Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at vehicle information services firm Cox Automotive Inc., said in a statement, "policy changes regarding tariffs and battery electric vehicle credits by the new Trump administration could have significant negative effects on the current outlook."

As for other automakers, Subaru Corp. reported on Monday that its Feb. sales rose 4.1 percent; Hyundai Motor Co. achieved a record Feb. sales growth of 3 percent; and Kia Corp. Feb. sales were up 7.2 percent, the Detroit News reported.