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Ford third-quarter profit beats estimates, shares rise

Good news after its stock closed Wednesday at a nine-year low

Good news after its stock closed Wednesday at a nine-year low

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Ford defends plan to shareholders: ‘We're simply reinventing the American car’

Other topics: Stock price, cost cutting, Lincoln, train depot

Ford's top executives took heat from shareholders over their plan to do away with sedans as we know them in Ford's North American lineup, as the company held its annual meeting Thursday. Critics said the plan to shelve the Fiesta, Focus and Taurus, reduce the Focus to one crossover model, and concentrate on high-margin trucks and SUVs was a shortsighted abandonment of entire market segments of affordable vehicles.

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Ford net profit disappoints: 'We have to be far fitter'

Virtually all profit came from trucks and SUVs sold in North America

Ford continues on its "fitness" regimen.

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Ford U.S. pickup sales lift its profit

But year to date, GM's stock is up nearly 30 percent, while Ford is down almost 1 percent.

But year to date, GM's stock is up nearly 30 percent, while Ford is down almost 1 percent.

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Ford gets earnings boost, may drop Taurus and C-Max

Ford is considering killing off the Taurus and C-Max, sources say.

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Quitting Mexico factory helps bring down Ford earnings $200 million in 2016

It's still the automaker's second most successful year ever.

It's still the automaker's second most successful year ever.

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Ford shareholders happy as the Blue Oval stays in the black

Ford shareholders are supportive of the company's recent performance, and CEO Mark Fields is looking forward to big changes in the auto industry over the next 15 years.

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Ford Q3 pretax profits drop to $1.18B

Following positive third quarter financial results recently from General Motors, rival Ford took a tumble in Q3. The automaker posted pre-tax profits of $1.18 billion, compared to about $2.59 billion in Q3 2013, a drop of around 54 percent. Net income also suffered with $835 million made in the quarter, versus $1.272 b

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Ford books $2.6B pretax quarterly profit

While its crosstown competitors at General Motors are smarting over a drastic drop in net income to $200 million in the second quarter, Ford has reason to celebrate. The Blue Oval has announced its own Q2 financial results, including a growing net income of $1.3 billion, a $78 million increase ov

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Ford Q1 profits dragged down by warranty costs

General Motors isn't the only Detroit automaker posting falling profits in the first quarter. Ford just released its Q1 2014 financial data, and it reported a net income of $989 million, down $622 million from Q1 2013. The drop is partially blamed on higher warranty and recall expenses than the company had anticipat

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Ford books $1.2B profit in second quarter on strength of trucks

Ford is rolling along nicely, with a positive second-quarter sales report and a $2.3 billion profit in North America. The Dearborn, Michigan-based manufacturer captured $1.2 billion globally from April to June, with a $177 million profit in Asia. Even in Europe, the land of doom and gloom for automakers not named Mazda, Ford saw some success as it lowered its e

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Ford posts decade-best $2.1B profit in Q1 2013

As predicted, Ford has reported that its first quarter of 2013 was a resounding success overall, with a pretax profit of $2.1 billion ($0.41 per share), and a net income of $1.6 billion ($0.40 per share). In fact, Ford made a pretax profit of some $2.4 billion in its home North American market, with that total number being pulled down by losses in South Ame

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Ford could post best-ever profits in Q1 2013

Analysts are saying that Ford Motor Company may have earned a record $2.7 billion pretax profit in North America during the first quarter of 2013, a number that represents its highest first quarter profit ever. The impressive earnings are further proof that the American automaker is making a solid comeback as the economy begins to recover.

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Ford nets $5.7B in 2012, $1.6B in fourth quarter

Ford brought in $5.7 billion in net income during 2012, which is around $307 million less than one year prior. Even so, the automaker closed out 2012 with the highest pre-tax profit for a single quarter in nearly 10 years, earning $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter thanks largely to a higher-than-average truck mix in the US. That's a jump of $577 million over 2011. Likewise, that translated into fourth quarter income of $1.6 billion. All told, Ford se

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Ford admits consumer shift toward small cars will eat into profits

Big, expensive cars and trucks equal big profits. Small, inexpensive cars equal small profits.

Ford up $1.6B in Q3 thanks to record profits in North America

Now that the bell has rung to signal the end of Q3 2012, Ford is standing in the ring with both hands in the air like Rocky: The company's overall profit of $1.63 billion for the last three months is nearly equal to its entire 2011 total of $1.94B. Those numbers come thank to the record-breaking pretax operating profit in North America of $2.33B on revenues of $19.5B, the third straight quarter that The Blue Oval has crossed the two-billion mark. C

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Ford books $1.4B, profits dragged down by Europe and Asia

What a difference a few years make. Back in 2009, Ford Motor Company's North American operations were dragging down its earnings. The company reported a net loss of $1.4 billion in that year's first quarter when market share in the U.S. was falling but rising overseas. The situation today, however, is the mirror opposite.

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Ford reports biggest profits since '98, still fails to meet estimates

Ford has announced the company's single largest profit since 1998, thanks in part to a one-time tax gain. The company drew in a net income of $13.6 billion last quarter and the news marked the automaker's 11th consecutive profitable quarter. For perspective, Ford made $190 million in 2010. The company's net income was bolstered by the fact that Ford eliminated a valuation allowance against deferred tax ben

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Ford reports $1.6B third quarter earnings

Just how much is $1.6 billion? Enough to buy every single Mustang Ford sold through the first eight months of the year – at retail.

Ford, Chrysler report quarterly earnings

As we continue to pull the daily sheets from our Word of the Day calendar and accountants are busy counting the days of their fiscal calendars, the pencil pushers at Ford and Chrysler can rest easy for a moment because they just finished compiling the numbers for the second quarter.

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