shares of ford motor co f edged up 04 in premarket trading friday after the automaker reported overnight thirdquarter china vehicle sales that fell from a year ago amid continued challenges resulting from the semiconductor shortage but outperformed its us vehicle sales performance by a wide margin the company said it sold 150100 vehicles in greater china during the quarter down 87 from a year ago while lincoln brand passenger vehicle sales increased 24 the yeartodate total has reached 457000 vehicles up 11 from the yearago period that compares with a 258 decline in thirdquarter us vehicles sales with lincolnbrands sales down 358 according to a marketwatch analysis of monthly data and a 70 drop in yeartodate sales through september fords stock has soared 758 year to date through thursday while shares of rival general motors co gm have rallied 385 and the sp 500 spx has advanced 168