What it'll really do is give us better information exactly what consumers want in terms of adjacent features and specifications.

With the plan in place to improve efficiency and reduce overcapacity as well as fixed costs, and the acceleration of an extraordinary product offensive representing 45 significant new products over the next five years, we are confident our European operations are driving toward sustained profitable growth.

We think it is a good idea that other automotive manufacturers are involved in terms of equity ownership. I think true success is we build an engine for the complete automotive industry on a global basis.

You have my personal guarantee that all the resources of Ford Motor Company are directed to resolve this situation. I want all of our owners to know that there are two things that we never take lightly. Your safety and your trust.

We have a very strong balance sheet going forward. In terms of future growth, potential acquisitions...we'll always be out there making sure we look at opportunities as they come along.

One hundred years ago, Henry Ford put the world on wheels. The new Ford Motor Co. will put the Internet on wheels. We will do nothing short of transforming cars and trucks into portals.