HERBIE>>>Here are some facts…
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Forget the media slant/hype/miss-information that you are so proud refering to, and read the facts from the actual source…. True Blue News Jan. 15, 2003 Accelerating the Progress If you’ve been reading the media reports and watching FCN, you noticed what a strong start we’ve had to 2003. During the last two weeks, we’ve been out in force with a very simple message: When it comes to great products, we’re back! Let’s run through some of the high points: We introduced more than 15 new products and concepts across our North American brands at Detroit’s 2003 North American International Auto Show last week — three times the usual number. We also conducted simultaneous product reveals at the Los Angeles Auto Show and in Dallas. The media and customer reactions to our new 2004 F-150 and Mustang GT concepts, in particular, have been incredibly positive. In fact, customer traffic on fordvehicles.com was so heavy on the F-150 site that we had to add extra capacity! And we’ve only just begun our product onslaught. Ford North America is on track to deliver more than 65 new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products in the next five years. As Bill Ford said last Friday, we’ve built a solid foundation for our Revitalization Plan, which we launched last January. We met all of our North American milestones. Our Things Gone Wrong figures are the best ever — down 14 percent from the previous year. Customer satisfaction is up 4 percent. Sales and Service satisfaction are at record levels, and recalls and warranty costs are down significantly. We will report a profit when we announce financial results next Tuesday, excluding unusual items. And we’re targeting earnings at 70 cents per share for 2003. Overall, we’re on track, as a company, to meet our $7 billion profit target by mid-decade. And, importantly, our market share has stabilized, and we all can be proud of some industry-leading sales results: U.S. Ford is the #1 brand of cars and trucks for 16 straight years Ford is the #1 brand of cars for 11 years in a row Ford is the #1 brand of trucks for 17 years in a row F-Series is the #1 selling vehicle for 21 years in a row and #1 truck for 26 years in a row Explorer is the #1 SUV for 12 years in a row Mustang, Ranger and Econoline remain the best-sellers in their segments Canada F-Series is the #1 for pickup for the 37th straight year Explorer is the #1 SUV for the sixth consecutive year Ford SUVs are the top-selling brand of SUVs for the sixth straight year Ranger sales jumped more than 27 percent Expedition sales increased more than 19 percent Mustang sales increased 9.7 percent Lincoln Town Car sales climbed more than 39 percent Mexico Ford of Mexico is the truck leader for the fourth consecutive year We lead in SUVs for the second straight year This terrific progress would not have been possible without teamwork. Congratulations, everyone! Spin that Herbie!!!!
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I see you were scared off by the truth Herb. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Forget the media slant/hype/miss-information that you are so proud >refering to, and read the facts from the actual source…. >True Blue News >Jan. 15, 2003 >Accelerating the Progress >If you’ve been reading the media reports and watching FCN, you noticed >what a strong start we’ve had to 2003. During the last two weeks, >we’ve been out in force with a very simple message: When it comes to >great products, we’re back! >Let’s run through some of the high points: >We introduced more than 15 new products and concepts across our North >American brands at Detroit’s 2003 North American International Auto >Show last week — three times the usual number. We also conducted >simultaneous product reveals at the Los Angeles Auto Show and in >Dallas. >The media and customer reactions to our new 2004 F-150 and Mustang GT >concepts, in particular, have been incredibly positive. In fact, >customer traffic on fordvehicles.com was so heavy on the F-150 site >that we had to add extra capacity! >And we’ve only just begun our product onslaught. Ford North America is >on track to deliver more than 65 new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury >products in the next five years. >As Bill Ford said last Friday, we’ve built a solid foundation for our >Revitalization Plan, which we launched last January. We met all of our >North American milestones. Our Things Gone Wrong figures are the best >ever — down 14 percent from the previous year. Customer satisfaction >is up 4 percent. Sales and Service satisfaction are at record levels, >and recalls and warranty costs are down significantly. >We will report a profit when we announce financial results next >Tuesday, excluding unusual items. And we’re targeting earnings at 70 >cents per share for 2003. Overall, we’re on track, as a company, to >meet our $7 billion profit target by mid-decade. >And, importantly, our market share has stabilized, and we all can be >proud of some industry-leading sales results: >U.S. >Ford is the #1 brand of cars and trucks for 16 straight years >Ford is the #1 brand of cars for 11 years in a row >Ford is the #1 brand of trucks for 17 years in a row >F-Series is the #1 selling vehicle for 21 years in a row and #1 truck >for 26 years in a row >Explorer is the #1 SUV for 12 years in a row >Mustang, Ranger and Econoline remain the best-sellers in their >segments >Canada >F-Series is the #1 for pickup for the 37th straight year >Explorer is the #1 SUV for the sixth consecutive year >Ford SUVs are the top-selling brand of SUVs for the sixth straight >year >Ranger sales jumped more than 27 percent >Expedition sales increased more than 19 percent >Mustang sales increased 9.7 percent >Lincoln Town Car sales climbed more than 39 percent >Mexico >Ford of Mexico is the truck leader for the fourth consecutive year >We lead in SUVs for the second straight year >This terrific progress would not have been possible without teamwork. >Congratulations, everyone! >Spin that Herbie!!!!
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