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    Ford Tempo Fanatic: Who is to blame. Ford? The American consumer? The economy? No. It is the most feared of all things standing in the way of just and good: Manbearpig. more »
    Graverobber: So with 23 billion, at the current loss rate, they've got about 5 more quarters before they start burning the furniture for heat, and eating the short... more »
    engineerd: Ford, in a roundabout way, is going to get some government assistance. I heard on WDIV this morning they are working on getting Ford Credit converted... more »
    acarr260: From my understanding of orders and projected units (I work for an OEM supplier), 2009 should be horrible and 2010 is when we expect volume to start h... more »
    thunder; now eta-powered: They're losing money, but at least it's their own, and not taxpayer-provided. Yet. more »
    Rust-MyEnemy: When my friends ran low on cash at uni, they went out busking. Come on Ford, get the banjos out. If you can play Money by Pink Floyd well enough, with... more »
    JC Whitless: Yes this bath of blood...one drive? more »
    Jo Schmo: oh look! Google ads HOORAY! more »
    acarr260: Possibly the shortest post ever. Did anyone expect good news in the earnings calls for Ford or GM? If so I'd like some of what they're smoking. I wor... more »
    engineerd: In other news Ford is announcing this morning they have sold Volvo to the Icelandic government for a crate of fish two goats ten "massage therapists" ... more »
    Ash78, tryptophanatic: Just gotta Carrie on. We're not gonna laugh at you. We're not gonna laugh at you. more »
    Deartháir II: You know, I've had people bring me in financial statements that looked something like these, (although with 000's, not 000,000's) and after seeing a t... more »
    Stoatmaster: hamster madness - try again: Ford US revenues down 40%, Ford Europe up 12%. Broadly level playing field. One inference might be that Ford Euro managem... more »
    The Black Bottle: Whilst these figures are bad the strategies Ford have in place for global alignment of their product range wuill ensure their future and put them on a... more »
    DonSchenck: I'm SOOOOO glad I bought that Ford stock a month ago. (pointing to self): Who's the doofus? more »
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    Ford Slammed With 4th Quarter Net Loss Of $5.9 Billion

    Despite a message focused on being the only U.S. automaker operating without federal loans, Ford burned through $5.9 billion in cash during the final three months of 2008 as losses mounted. More »
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    Ford earnings "going to be a bloodbath." [Freep]

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    Ford Announces $129M In Third Quarter Losses, Forecasts Job Cuts

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    One Ford, Explained: Jalopnik's Ford Announcement Cheat Sheet

    As you already know, Ford dropped a double dose of news on us this morning. First, they lost $8.7 billion during the second quarter of this year. Second, they've officially revealed "One Ford," their global product realignment plan to bring to the United States much of their European lineup that's considered by many to be top-notch. With some seriously long press releases to wade through and items like "North America Long-Lived Assets" to explain, we figured you could use a hand in figuring out what this all means. So, we've put together a quick walk-through of what was said and our explanation — in patented Jalopnik Snap Judgment style — below the jump for all you people out there who just want to be "in the know." More »