Research & Markets: Ford Motor Company Generated Sales of US$178,101 Million, an Increase of 3.8%

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Ford - 2006 Company Profile Edition 1 to their offering.

Ford Motor Company (Ford), with its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cars and trucks, producing and distributing automobiles in around 200 markets, spread across six continents. The company’s Automotive sector operates under three segments, namely, The Americas, Ford Europe & Premier Automotive Group (PAG) and Ford Asia Pacific & Africa/Mazda. The company’s key vehicle brands include Ford, Lincoln, Land Rover, Aston Martin, Mercury, Volvo and Jaguar among others. The company’s Financial Services sector operates under two segments, namely, Ford Motor Credit Corporation, which undertakes financing, leasing and insurance of vehicles and The Hertz Corporation, which rents cars, trucks and industrial equipments. For fiscal 2005, Ford generated total sales of US$178,101 million, an increase of 3.8% over fiscal 2004. The Automotive sector contributed 86.8% (US$154,515 million) to the total sales in 2005.