-----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, QaZJDDP69gMICviOTvSHdhm0j4HWvht3ZmQryfUiN9Zx2qqhX4QypAx7xiRcJTM5 KaXZ5V09XXcgrLXnxXZWNw== 0000037996-03-000021.txt : 20030501 0000037996-03-000021.hdr.sgml : 20030501 20030501130012 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000037996-03-000021 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030501 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030501 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: 03675993 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 e050103cover.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 May 1, 2003 ----------- (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 May 1, 2003 concerning U.S. retail sales of Ford vehicles in April 2003, 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 May 1, 2003 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: May 1, 2003 By: /s/Kathryn S. Lamping --------------------------- Kathryn S. Lamping Assistant Secretary -3- EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Designation Description - ----------- ----------- Exhibit 20 News Release dated May 1, 2003 EX-20 3 e050103ex20.txt Exhibit 20 FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEWS Contact: George Pipas 313-323-9216 gpipas@ford.com Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high-resolution photographs --------------------- IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ----------------- FORD MOTOR COMPANY reports APRIL u.S. SALES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator pace Ford's record-setting SUV sales; Mustang stampede results from historic $5 a day lease program o Volvo and Land Rover set new April sales records o Ford raises second quarter production plan 10,000 vehicles to 990,000 cars and trucks o Ford's O'Connor is encouraged by higher consumer confidence readings - enhances prospects consumer spending will improve in the second half. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEARBORN, Mich., May 1 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 298,037 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in April, down 2.9 percent compared with a year ago. Year-to-date, the company's sales were 1.1 million, down 2.3 percent compared with the same period a year ago. The all-new Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, which debuted in June 2002, paced the company to a new April SUV sales record. Expedition sales were 17,827 (up 80 percent compared with a year ago) and Navigator sales were 3,282 (up 79 percent). Two more new SUVs, Lincoln Aviator and Volvo XC90, helped increase the company's total SUV sales to 78,221, eclipsing the previous April record (70,766) set in 2001. Ford Mustang had its best sales month since October 2001 as 17,412 customers stampeded to Ford dealers and saddled up America's legendary pony car, enticed by an historic offer on the eve of Ford's centennial. Mustang sales were 32 percent higher than a year ago. "Mustang fever was elevated higher than we expected," said Jim O'Connor, Ford Group Vice President, North America Marketing, Sales and Service. "Extending the $5 a day lease offer was one of the easiest decisions we've ever made." The special centennial $5 a day lease on Mustang and Ranger, America's best-selling compact pickup, has been extended to June 16. Volvo dealers reported record April sales of 10,895, up 21 percent from a year ago. April was the sixth month in a row of higher sales at Volvo - a streak that started with the introduction of the XC90, the award-winning sport utility vehicle. XC90 sales (2,263) were limited by availability (16 days' supply at the beginning of April). Land Rover dealers also reported record April sales of 2,916, up 5 percent from a year ago, reflecting higher sales of the all-new Range Rover, the flagship of Land Rover's fleet. April was the second month in a row of record Land Rover sales. Lincoln sales rose 15 percent from a year ago on the strength of record SUV sales. Aviator and Navigator combined for April sales of 5,745, nearly tripling last year's sales for Navigator alone and the highest SUV sales ever delivered by the Lincoln franchise in a single month. Ford, America's best-selling brand of cars and trucks, posted April sales of 251,186, down 2.6 percent from a year ago. Mercury sales were 16,320, down 21 percent from a year ago. The company revised its second quarter North American production plan upward by 10,000 units (5,000 cars and 5,000 trucks) in response to higher than expected demand for the Mustang (Dearborn Assembly Plant) and Expedition and Navigator (Michigan Truck Plant). The company now plans to produce 990,000 vehicles in the second quarter (320,000 cars and 670,000 trucks). "We're encouraged by higher consumer confidence readings," O'Connor said. "A more confident consumer enhances the prospect that consumer spending will improve in the second half of the year." ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----