Lending keeps Ford profit up; sales sputtering
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Buoyed again by strong results at its financial-services arm, Ford swung to a profit of $266 million in the third quarter even though the loss at its worldwide automotive operations widened and its market share in the key US market fell by more than a
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. reported Friday that its U.S. auto sales dropped 9.7 percent compared with the same period a year ago as both truck and car sales lost ground. DaimlerChrysler AG said sales rose 4.7 percent.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Thursday  reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as  earnings from its finance arm offset weak automotive  operations.
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Ford Motor Co. saw its sales continue to decline in November, despite the introduction of new vehicles. The automaker said it would reduce production for the first quarter.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its  earnings outlook on Friday, due to strength from its financial  services sector, even as it announced the end of car production  at a Jaguar plant in Britain and its withdrawal from Formula  One racing.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday  reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as strength in  its finance arm once again offset losses in its automotive  business.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday  reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as strength in  its finance arm once again offset a loss in its automotive  business.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that retail sales of its vehicles rose 6 percent in September, while sales to commercial fleets rose 4 percent.
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The auto parts retailer remains strong despite slower than expected growth.
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Unlike its rivals, the automaker makes a profit selling cars and gains US market share. By Brett Clanton / The Detroit News. Chrysler&#39;s ongoing recovery got another boost Thursday as the automaker reported
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday said  earnings will fall this year due to a drop in profit from its  finance unit, which it expects to be hit by rising interest  rates.
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Fordâs president said that the companyâs operations are improving but the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 is grim.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday said  its automotive business was gearing up for bigger profits this  year, but overall earnings will fall due to weaker results at  its financial services unit.
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ChannelNet announced today that Ford's current "0% percent financing for 72 months" promotion has produced record-breaking traffic on Ford's extensive network of Web sites. Web site traffic was up 70% and new inventory searches grew 100% during the week following the launch of the promotion.
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Ford Motor Co. posted its fourth consecutive month of weaker U.S. sales with a 7 percent drop in September results on Friday, and the automaker doubled its incentives on some models to kick-start sales this month.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Thursday  reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as  earnings from its finance arm carried the money-losing  automaking operations.
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Ford Motor Co. (FN) posted its fourth consecutive month of weaker US sales with a 7 percent drop in September results on Friday, and the automaker doubled its incentives on some models to kick-start sales this month.