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Mulally's early fundraising gives the Blue Oval a slender cushion (Ford avoids credit crunch)
Financial Times ^ | 11 Nov 2008 | John Reed

Posted on 11/11/2008 11:52:39 AM PST by Troll_House_Cookies

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As the Detroit three weather a year that would test any company's worst-case scenario, Ford Motor is by most measures in the least precarious position.

Ford borrowed $23.4bn in late 2006, managing to build a cash cushion before the credit crisis hit.

While General Motors faces rising financial losses and a pullback of car loans by GMAC, the financing arm it co-owns with buy-out group Cerberus, Ford reported a profit of $159m from financial services in the third quarter.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bankrupt; credit; crunch; ford

1 posted on 11/11/2008 11:52:40 AM PST by Troll_House_Cookies
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

Welcome to FR, is your name indicative of your status?


2 posted on 11/11/2008 11:58:05 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (God Save The United States From The Democrats. Amen.)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

No, I’ve had this handle since back when I used to post on the Yahoo! message boards that accompanied their articles. Remember those? Before they got shut down? I’m a lurker who just recently decided to get a handle on here and participate.


3 posted on 11/11/2008 12:12:29 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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