Current Report Filing (8-k)

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: July 3, 2019

(Date of earliest event reported)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



1-3950	38-0549190
(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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	F	New York Stock Exchange
6.200% Notes due June 1, 2059	FPRB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Our news release dated July 3, 2019 concerning U.S. sales in the second 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

Exhibit 99	News release dated July 3, 2019	Filed with this Report
	concerning second quarter 2019 U.S. sales

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: July 3, 2019	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.

Ford Second Quarter Total Pickup Sales Strongest in 15 Years; Expedition Sales Up 50 Percent; Best F-650/F-750 Sales In Over Two Decades; Lincoln Posts Best SUV Sales Since 2001 www.twitter.com/Ford S E C O N D Q U A R T E R S A L E S 2 0 1 9 Total Vehicle Truck SUV Car U.S. Sales 650,336 324,243 215,898 110,195 Versus Q2 2018 -4.1% 7.5% -8.6% -21.4% H I G H L I G H T S “In a very competitive market, we grew our total pickup segment share in Q2, and we have extended F-Series ’ leadership this year and now with the Ranger introduction we have further § Ford strategy to focus on its winning portfolio led to a broadened America’s best -selling lineup. We also began selling our all-new Explorer at the end strong pickup and SUV mix while expanding transaction of the quarter. With the Explorer and the all-new Escape coming soon, we are on track to have pricing. Truck and SUVs totaled 83 percent of Q2 sales – the freshest SUV lineup in the industry by year’s end. “ 4 percentage points higher than year ago, growing quarter – Ma rk LaNeve, Ford vice president, U.S. ending transaction prices by $1,500 to $36,400 per Ma rketing, Sales and Service vehicle. § Ford’s total pickup sales in Q2 increased 7 percent, W I N N I N G P O R T F O L I O accelerating at a faster rate than first quarter growth of 5 F-Series pickups and Ranger combined percent. Second quarter represented our best overall delivered our best second quarter since pickup truck sales performance since 2004. 2004. With two new pickup truck entries, we have grown our total share of the § Total Q2 F-Series sales pass the 230,000 mark, further pickup truck segment in the second extending our leadership position this quarter. F-Series quarter, further expanding Ford’s position transaction pricing was solid at $47,500 per truck, $1,200 as America’s truck leader. higher than a year ago and $2,500 above the segment Ford Trucks average. Ford’s commercial business was up a strong 6 percent in Q2. Core to this § Ranger retail sales have grown every month since business are our class 6 and 7 – January adding 20,880 trucks to Ford’s total pickup truck F-650/F-750 trucks. Combined, sales sales for the quarter. Q2 Ranger sales more than doubled of both trucks were up 83 percent in relative to first quarter results. Q2 and are up 53 percent CYTD. This is their best performance since 1997. § Expedition continues to perform and expand both sales Ford F-650-F-750s and share in every region of the country, climbing 50 In July, additional capacity comes percent, with 21,796 sold. All-new Explorer went on sale at online at the Kentucky truck plant to the end of Q2. The plant changeover was responsible for support strong demand of Expedition lower Ford SUV sales in the second quarter. which posted a total sales increase of 50 percent; EcoSport grew 23 percent § As America’s number one seller of commercial vehicles, with 21,507 sales in the second Q2 overall truck sales -- F-Series, Ranger and F-650/F-750 quarter. – are up 8 percent while vans were up 4percent for the quarter. Ford SUVs Retail sales of special performance § Sales of the new Nautilus posted a 13 percent gain on series Mustangs (GT350 and Bullitt) sales of 8,187 SUVs for the quarter. Nautilus average were up 39 percent in Q2 of this year, transaction pricing at the end of Q2 increased $3,700 over leading to an overall retail share gain for Mustang this year and increasing last year’s MKX, with an average transaction price totaling Mustang transaction pricing by $44,300 per SUV. $1,200 over a year-ago to $36,300 per car. # # # Ford Performance A bout Ford Motor Company Lincoln SUVs set an 18-year high and Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company are off to their best start since 2001 designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit with sales of 39,109 through the first Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and six months of the year. We expect mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 196,000 people worldwide. For more momentum to continue with the all- information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit new Lincoln Aviator now on sale, www.corporate.ford.com . followed later this year by the all-new *U.S. sales volume reflects transactions with (i) retail and fleet customers (as reported by Corsair. dealers), (ii) government and (iii) Ford management. Average transaction pricing based on J.D. Power and Associates PIN data. Lincoln Aviator

This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
exhibit99q22019salespressrel.pdf

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