-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PfiVjfiiRhkdmUhX6DFxRhus12UvTWWa+mgAJeM5DE1TNb4xCZnUZ/Qzv3jj/g0r WeZypMKSIGZsLRpxmSMysQ== 0000037996-02-000019.txt : 20020415 0000037996-02-000019.hdr.sgml : 20020415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000037996-02-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020402 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20020402 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORD MOTOR CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037996 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 380549190 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03950 FILM NUMBER: 02599426 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 BUSINESS PHONE: 3133223000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN RD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 8-K 1 e040202cover.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report April 2, 2002 ------------- (Date of earliest event reported) FORD MOTOR COMPANY ------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware -------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-3950 38-0549190 ------ ---------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48126 -------------------------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 313-322-3000 ------------ -2- Item 5. Other Events. - ---------------------- Our news release dated April 2, 2002 concerning U.S. retail sales of Ford vehicles in March 2002, filed as Exhibit 20 to this report, is incorporated by reference herein. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBITS -------- Designation Description Method of Filing - ----------- ----------- ---------------- Exhibit 20 News Release dated April 2, 2002 Filed with this Report SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the date indicated. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ------------------------------- (Registrant) Date: April 2, 2002 By: /s/Kathryn S. Lamping --------------------------- Kathryn S. Lamping Assistant Secretary -3- EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Designation Description - ----------- ----------- Exhibit 20 News Release dated April 2, 2002 EX-20 3 e040202ex20.txt Exhibit 20 NEWS Contact: George Pipas 1.313.323.9216 gpipas@ford.com Media Information Center 1.800.665.1515 or 1.313.621.0504 media@ford.com Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high-resolution photographs IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ----------------- FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S MARCH U.S. SALES DECLINED 11.7% JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER POST INDUSTRY'S LARGEST YEAR-TO-DATE SALES INCREASES IN 2002 DEARBORN, MI, April 2, 2002 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 328,385 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in March, down 11.7 percent compared with a year ago. Jaguar and Land Rover dealers reported record March sales. Buoyed by new products (the Jaguar X-TYPE and Land Rover Freelander), Jaguar and Land Rover year-to-date sales have increased more than any other brands in the industry. Jaguar and Land Rover sales momentum is expected to continue, as more new products will be introduced later this year. Jaguar reported record March sales of 6,169, up 87 percent compared with a year ago. March was the highest U.S. sales month in Jaguar history and the eighth month in a row of record sales. Sales of the all-wheel drive X-TYPE sedan (3,780) paced Jaguar's record results. Year-to-date, Jaguar sales were 16,389, up 93 percent compared with a year ago. Land Rover dealers also reported record March sales of 2,772, up 37 percent. March was the fifth month in a row of record sales at Land Rover. Sales of the all-new Freelander were 1,159. Year-to-date, -2- Land Rover sales were 8,879, up 78 percent compared with a year ago. Volvo's March sales were 9,732, down 19 percent compared with a year ago. Last March, Volvo posted its second best sales month in history. Year-to-date, Volvo sales were 25,953, down eight percent compared with a year ago. March sales for the company's domestic brands were lower than a year ago: Ford sales declined 11 percent, Mercury sales declined 31 percent, and Lincoln sales declined 11 percent. Lower sales to fleet customers adversely affected the results at Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln, although retail sales also were lower than a year ago. In March, fleet sales for the domestic brands were 21 percent lower than a year ago. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----