1-3950 | 38-0549190 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan | 48126 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Designation | Description | Method of Filing |
Exhibit 99 | News release dated January 10, 2017 | Furnished with this Report |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: January 10, 2017 | By: | /s/ Corey M. MacGillivray |
Corey M. MacGillivray | ||
Assistant Secretary |
* | Any reference in the attached exhibit(s) to our corporate website(s) and/or other social media sites or platforms, and the contents thereof, is provided for convenience only; such websites or platforms and the contents thereof are not incorporated by reference into this Report nor deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Designation | Description |
Exhibit 99 | News release dated January 10, 2017 |
| | NEWS | ||||
www.facebook.com/ford | www.twitter.com/ford |
• | Company on track to deliver about $10.2 billion in total company adjusted pre-tax profit in 2016; adjusted effective tax rate now expected to be in the low 30 percent range |
• | Declares first quarter regular dividend of $0.15 per share and a $200 million supplemental cash dividend – or $0.05 per share – for a combined $0.20 per share |
• | Reconfirms total company adjusted pre-tax profit to be solid in 2017, lower than 2016; core business remains strong, while investments in emerging opportunities increase |
• | Continues to forecast improved profitability in 2018, led by gains in the core business |
Contact(s): | Media: | Equity Investment | Fixed Income | Shareholder |
Brad Carroll | Community: Dawn Dombroski | Investment Community: Karen Rocoff | Inquiries: 1.800.555.5259 or | |
313.390.5565 | 313.845.2868 | 313.621.0965 | 313.845.8540 | |
bcarro37@ford.com | fordir@ford.com | fixedinc@ford.com | stockinf@ford.com |
• | Decline in industry sales volume, particularly in the United States, Europe, or China, due to financial crisis, recession, geopolitical events, or other factors; |
• | Decline in Ford’s market share or failure to achieve growth; |
• | Lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of Ford’s new or existing products or services; |
• | Market shift away from sales of larger, more profitable vehicles beyond Ford’s current planning assumption, particularly in the United States; |
• | An increase in or continued volatility of fuel prices, or reduced availability of fuel; |
• | Continued or increased price competition resulting from industry excess capacity, currency fluctuations, or other factors; |
• | Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and interest rates; |
• | Adverse effects resulting from economic, geopolitical, or other events; |
• | Economic distress of suppliers that may require Ford to provide substantial financial support or take other measures to ensure supplies of components or materials and could increase costs, affect liquidity, or cause production constraints or disruptions; |
• | Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other limitations on production (whether as a result of labor disputes, natural or man-made disasters, tight credit markets or other financial distress, production constraints or difficulties, or other factors); |
• | Single-source supply of components or materials; |
• | Labor or other constraints on Ford’s ability to maintain competitive cost structure; |
• | Substantial pension and postretirement health care and life insurance liabilities impairing liquidity or financial condition; |
• | Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates or investment returns); |
• | Restriction on use of tax attributes from tax law “ownership change;” |
• | The discovery of defects in vehicles resulting in delays in new model launches, recall campaigns, or increased warranty costs; |
• | Increased safety, emissions, fuel economy, or other regulations resulting in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales restrictions; |
• | Unusual or significant litigation, governmental investigations, or adverse publicity arising out of alleged defects in products, perceived environmental impacts, or otherwise; |
• | A change in requirements under long-term supply arrangements committing Ford to purchase minimum or fixed quantities of certain parts, or to pay a minimum amount to the seller (“take-or-pay” contracts); |
• | Adverse effects on results from a decrease in or cessation or clawback of government incentives related to investments; |
• | Inherent limitations of internal controls impacting financial statements and safeguarding of assets; |
• | Cybersecurity risks to operational systems, security systems, or infrastructure owned by Ford, Ford Credit, or a third-party vendor or supplier; |
• | Failure of financial institutions to fulfill commitments under committed credit and liquidity facilities; |
• | Inability of Ford Credit to access debt, securitization, or derivative markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts, due to credit rating downgrades, market volatility, market disruption, regulatory requirements, or other factors; |
• | Higher-than-expected credit losses, lower-than-anticipated residual values, or higher-than-expected return volumes for leased vehicles; |
• | Increased competition from banks, financial institutions, or other third parties seeking to increase their share of financing Ford vehicles; and |
• | New or increased credit regulations, consumer or data protection regulations, or other regulations resulting in higher costs and/or additional financing restrictions. |