Ford's U.S. sales could drop by around 10 percent in February, a Ford sales analyst said Wednesday.

"The retail business is not that strong" throughout the industry, Ford's George Pipas said. While Ford's sales will be down from the previous year, Ford will "hold our own" on retail performance relative to the rest of the industry, the sales analyst said. Wow, talk about major spinning!

Fords total sales dropped 3.9 percent in January. Industry light-vehicle sales fell 4.1 percent last month.
Automakers will announce February sales this Monday.

Said Pipas: " I think we can all agree: '08 is getting off to a pretty low start."

Even the great optimist George Pipas is having trouble putting a positive spin on this head on collision.