-----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, Ib5Jw/L6u3KLic5pVr0G4YzQ4YfDXb4QKlusZlpLucfgliUscdMYM9rqPafgnRyf EvDhiazVhJRwzvc92W1bjw== 0000038009-04-000119.txt : 20041201 0000038009-04-000119.hdr.sgml : 20041201 20041201134810 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038009-04-000119 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041201 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038009 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTION [6159] IRS NUMBER: 381612444 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06368 FILM NUMBER: 041176756 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 BUSINESS PHONE: 3135949876 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 8-K 1 e120104cover.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: December 1, 2004 (Date of earliest event reported) FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-6368 38-1612444 (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 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 140.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events. - ------------------------ The Ford Motor Company ("Ford") news release dated December 1, 2004, concerning U.S. retail sales of Ford vehicles in November 2004, filed as Exhibit 99 to this report, is incorporated by reference herein. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - ---------------------------------------------- EXHIBITS -------- Designation Description Method of Filing - ----------- ----------- ---------------- Exhibit 99 Ford Motor Company News Release dated December 1, 2004 Filed with this Report -2- 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 hereunto duly authorized. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY ------------------------- (Registrant) Date: December 1, 2004 By: /s/ S. P. Thomas ------------------- S. P. Thomas Assistant Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Designation Description - ----------- ----------- Exhibit 99 Ford Motor Company News Release dated December 1, 2004 -3- EX-99 2 e120104ex99.txt Exhibit 99 Ford 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 NOVEMBER U.S. SALES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Mustang stampede is on; total sales up 12 percent, retail sales up 50 percent. o Ford Five Hundred, Ford Freestyle, and Mercury Montego sales increase 62 percent. o Ford Escape sets new calendar year sales record; best sales month for Mercury Mariner. o Ford F-Series truck posts 15th consecutive sales increase. o Volvo sets November sales record on higher S40/V50 sales. o All-new LR3 boosts Land Rover to record November sales. o Ford's overall sales totaled 236,855, down 7 percent compared with year ago. o Ford announces first quarter 2005 North American production plan. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEARBORN, Mich., Dec 1 - The Mustang stampede is on. In November, sales of Ford's legendary pony car totaled 12,816, up 12 percent compared with a year ago. That is only part of the story. Retail sales to individual customers were 50 percent higher than a year ago. "This is a fantastic result," said Jim O'Connor, Ford's group vice president, North American Marketing, Sales and Service. "Normally, we have to wait until spring to see Mustang sales at this level." Sales for the company's new full-size sedans and crossover sport utility vehicle also are increasing. Combined sales for the Ford Five Hundred and Freestyle and Mercury Montego totaled 9,395, up 62 percent compared with October. Overall, the company's U.S. sales totaled 236,855 in November, down 7 percent compared with a year ago. Year-to-date, the company's U.S. sales totaled 3.04 million, down 5 percent. The Ford Escape set a new calendar year sales record - with one month to go in 2004. November sales for the Escape totaled 12,815 (including 894 hybrid models) bringing year-to-date sales to 169,122. The previous calendar year record (167,678) was set last year. The Mariner, Mercury's new compact sport utility vehicle, posted November sales 2,308 - its best sales month so far. Ford's F-Series truck achieved its fifteenth consecutive monthly sales increase. November sales totaled 66,477, up 3 percent. Year-to-date, F-Series sales totaled 844,119, up 11 percent. The calendar year record for F-Series sales (911,597) was set in 2001. Volvo posted record November sales of 10,889, up 3 percent, reflecting the new S40 sedan and V50 sport wagon as well as continued strong sales of the XC90. Year-to-date, Volvo sales totaled 126,860, up 3 percent. The all-new LR3 boosted Land Rover to its best ever November sales result. LR3 sales were 1,307 in its introductory month. Total Land Rover sales were up 28 percent. North American Production Plans - ------------------------------- The company plans to build 930,000 vehicles (280,000 cars and 650,000 trucks) in its North American assembly plants in the first quarter 2005. In the first quarter 2004, the company produced 1,008,000 vehicles (307,000 cars and 701,000 trucks). The year-to-year decline in production of 78,000 units (8 percent) primarily reflects previously announced capacity reduction actions (elimination of one shift at St. Louis Assembly Plant and the closure of the Edison Assembly Plant). In the fourth quarter of 2004, the company plans to build 830,000 vehicles (225,000 cars and 605,000 trucks), unchanged from the previously announced plan. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----