CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co. sold nearly 1.1 million F-Series vehicles globally in 2018.

　　The Dearborn-based U.S. automaker sold most of it pickups in the United States in 2018, with F-Series sales standing at 909,330 units, up 1.4 percent year on year, the Detroit News quoted Ford spokesman Mike Levine as saying Friday.

　　He said Ford primarily sells its pickups outside of the United States in Canada, the Middle East and in China. The automaker sells the behemoth Raptor off-roader in China.

　　The more-than 1 million pickups sold last year would have generated 50 billion U.S. dollars for Ford.

　　Ford's F-Series brand is the most valuable piece of the company, analysts and investors hold.

　　Ford F-Series pickups include F-150, F-250, F-350 and F-450. F-Series trucks are built at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ohio Assembly Plant and Dearborn Truck Plant.