Ford (NYSE:F) August U.S. sales: +13% to 197,249 vehicles, marking the automaker's best August sales haul on record. Passenger car sales were up 7% to 62,650, including a 35% gain in retail sales: Fusion +21.0% to 21,690, Focus +35.3% to 19,073. Utilities +27.8% to 63,225: Escape +36.8% to 28,188, Explorer +33.0% to 13,168. Trucks +6.1% to 71,374. (PR)