Sales rebounded to 101,000 for 1955, although that was a very strong year across the industry.
There is a good chance those sales will rebound in this quarter.
Sales rebounded the following month, but remained down 9 percent for the year.
The company says it expects sales to rebound and to top $1 billion this year.
Ford expects sales to rebound to 15.3 million next year.
Sales rebounded with the year setting a record at 263,266 cars built.
The department has, however, already reported that retail sales rebounded 1.2 percent in April.
He also said sales would likely rebound in 2011.
The company has been cautious about predicting when its sales will rebound.
He now thinks sales will not rebound until midway through the second quarter.