37996--2/28/2007--FORD_MOTOR

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A significant decline in industry sales, particularly in the United States or Europe, resulting from slowing economic growth, geo-political events or other factors. Lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of new or existing products. Continued or increased high prices for or reduced availability of fuel. Currency or commodity price fluctuations. Adverse effects from the bankruptcy or insolvency of a major competitor. Economic distress of suppliers that has in the past and may in the future require us to provide financial support or take other measures to ensure supplies of components or materials. Labor or other constraints on our ability to restructure our business. Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other interruptions of supplies. Single-source supply of components or materials. Substantial pension and postretirement healthcare and life insurance liabilities impairing our liquidity or financial condition. Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for our postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates, investment returns, health care cost trends). The discovery of defects in vehicles resulting in delays in new model launches, recall campaigns and/or increased warranty costs. Increased safety, emissions (e.g., CO ), fuel economy or other (e.g., pension funding) regulation resulting in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales restrictions. Unusual or significant litigation or governmental investigations arising out of alleged defects in our products or otherwise. A change in our requirements for parts or materials where we have entered into long-term supply arrangements that commit us to purchase minimum or fixed quantities of certain parts or materials, or to pay a minimum amount to the seller ( take-or-pay contracts). Adverse effects on our operations resulting from certain geo-political or other events. Substantial negative Automotive operating-related cash flows for the near- to medium-term affecting our ability to meet our obligations, invest in our business or refinance our debt Substantial levels of Automotive indebtedness adversely affecting our financial condition or preventing us from fulfilling our debt obligations (which may grow because we are able to incur substantially more debt, including additional secured debt). Inability of Ford Credit to access debt or securitization markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts due to additional credit rating downgrades or otherwise. Increased competition from banks or other financial institutions seeking to increase their share of financing Ford vehicles. Collection and servicing problems related to finance receivables and net investment in operating leases. Lower-than-anticipated residual values or higher-than-expected return volumes for leased vehicles.

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