Ford Motor Co 8-K, filed Jan 6, 2020
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2020-01-06
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Ford Motor Co filed this 8-K on January 6, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
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: January 6, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Our news release dated January 6, 2020 concerning U.S. sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Report and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBITS*
Designation | Description | Method of Filing |
News release dated January 6, 2020 | Filed with this Report | |
concerning fourth quarter 2019 U.S. sales | ||
Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File | ** |
(formatted in Inline XBRL) | ||
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 COMPANY | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: January 6, 2020 | 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. | |
** | Submitted electronically with this Report in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S-T. | |
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It was Ford’s best overall product at Ford.” Q4 truck sales result since 2001. – Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president, U. S. Marketing, Sales and Service ƒ F-Series achieved its 43 rd straight year as America’s best-selling pickup, while Ranger finished its best sales W I N N I N G P O R T F O L I O quarter since its reintroduction in early 2019. Combined The F-Series was again America’s best- sales of F-Series and Ranger totaled almost 1 million selling truck for the 43 rd straight year and pickups at 986,097 vehicles for the year – an increase of for the 38 th straight year America’s best- 8.4 percent. Ranger Q4 sales hit 33,059 pickups for the selling vehicle. With the addition of Ranger, Ford pickups produced their best quarter, totaling 89,571 for the year. sales results since 2005, with a total of ƒ As America’s best-selling commercial van line, Ford’s 986,097 pickups sold. overall van sales delivered their best Q4 results since Ford Trucks 1978 on sales of 59,930 vans. 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