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Continued decline in market share. Continued or increased price competition resulting from industry overcapacity, currency fluctuations or other factors. A market shift (or an increase in or acceleration of market shift) away from sales of trucks or sport utility vehicles, or from sales of other more profitable vehicles in the United States. 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. Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other interruptions of supplies. Single-source supply of components or materials. Labor or other constraints on our ability to restructure our business. 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 or increased warranty costs. Increased safety, emissions, 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"). Inability 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. New or increased credit, consumer or data protection or other regulations resulting in higher costs and/or additional financing restrictions. Inability to implement the Way Forward plan.

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