F 2016 10-K

Ford Motor Co (F) SEC Quarterly Report (10-Q) for Q1 2017

F Q2 2017 10-Q
F 2016 10-K F Q2 2017 10-Q



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

R

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

or

o

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from  __________ to __________

Commission file number 1-3950

Ford Motor Company

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

38-0549190

(State of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan

48126

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

313-322-3000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark if the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   R    No   o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes   R    No   o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.   Large accelerated filer R      Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o 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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o    No   R


As of April 20, 2017, Ford had outstanding 3,911,134,231 shares of Common Stock and 70,852,076 shares of Class B Stock.  


Exhibit Index begins on page

76





FORD MOTOR COMPANY

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017

Table of Contents

Page

Part I - Financial Information

Item 1

Financial Statements

1

Consolidated Income Statement

1

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

1

Consolidated Balance Sheet

2

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

3

Consolidated Statement of Equity

4

Notes to the Financial Statements

5

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

29

Item 2

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

30

Overview

30

Results of Operations

31

Automotive Segment

33

Financial Services Segment

48

All Other

52

Special Items

52

Taxes

53

Liquidity and Capital Resources

53

Credit Ratings

60

Production Volumes

62

Outlook

63

Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliations

66

Supplemental Financial Information

68

Risk Factors

71

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

72

Other Financial Information

72

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

73

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

74

Part II - Other Information

Item 6

Exhibits

74

Signature

75

Exhibit Index

76


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(in millions, except per share amounts)

For the periods ended March 31,

2016

2017

First Quarter

(unaudited)

Revenues

Automotive

$

35,257


$

36,475


Financial Services

2,461


2,669


Other

-


2


Total revenues (Note 3)

37,718


39,146


Costs and expenses

Cost of sales

30,517


32,708


Selling, administrative, and other expenses

2,690


2,764


Financial Services interest, operating, and other expenses

2,060


2,232


Total costs and expenses

35,267


37,704


Interest expense on Automotive debt

200


279


Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net (Note 4)

768


712


Financial Services other income/(loss), net (Note 4)

91


22


Equity in net income of affiliated companies

541


346


Income before income taxes

3,651



2,243


Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes

1,196


649


Net income

2,455


1,594


Less: Income/(Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

3


7


Net income attributable to Ford Motor Company

$

2,452


$

1,587


EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMMON AND CLASS B STOCK (Note 6)

Basic income

$

0.62


$

0.40


Diluted income

0.61


0.40


Cash dividends declared

0.40


0.20




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)

For the periods ended March 31,

2016

2017

First Quarter

(unaudited)

Net income

$

2,455


$

1,594


Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax (Note 15)

Foreign currency translation

(64

)

242


Marketable securities

6


(1

)

Derivative instruments

246


(168

)

Pension and other postretirement benefits

22


9


Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

210


82


Comprehensive income

2,665


1,676


Less: Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

2


5


Comprehensive income attributable to Ford Motor Company

$

2,663


$

1,671



The accompanying notes are part of the financial statements.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in millions)

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 7)

$

15,905


$

17,823


Marketable securities (Note 7)

22,922


22,166


Financial Services finance receivables, net (Note 8)

46,266


48,605


Trade and other receivables, less allowances of $392 and $401

11,102


10,685


Inventories (Note 10)

8,898


10,535


Other assets

3,368


3,414


Total current assets

108,461


113,228


Financial Services finance receivables, net (Note 8)

49,924


50,694


Net investment in operating leases

28,829


27,914


Net property

32,072


32,668


Equity in net assets of affiliated companies

3,304


3,642


Deferred income taxes

9,705


10,055


Other assets

5,656


5,893


Total assets

$

237,951


$

244,094


LIABILITIES



Payables

$

21,296


$

23,257


Other liabilities and deferred revenue (Note 11)

19,316


18,790


Automotive debt payable within one year (Note 13)

2,685


3,100


Financial Services debt payable within one year (Note 13)

46,984


46,157


Total current liabilities

90,281


91,304


Other liabilities and deferred revenue (Note 11)

24,395


24,583


Automotive long-term debt (Note 13)

13,222


13,110


Financial Services long-term debt (Note 13)

80,079


83,610


Deferred income taxes

691


749


Total liabilities

208,668


213,356


Redeemable noncontrolling interest

96


97


EQUITY



Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (3,984 million shares issued of 6 billion authorized)

40


40


Class B Stock, par value $.01 per share (71 million shares issued of 530 million authorized)

1


1


Capital in excess of par value of stock

21,630


21,637


Retained earnings

15,634


16,992


Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (Note 15)

(7,013

)

(6,929

)

Treasury stock

(1,122

)

(1,122

)

Total equity attributable to Ford Motor Company

29,170


30,619


Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests

17


22


Total equity

29,187


30,641


Total liabilities and equity

$

237,951


$

244,094



The following table includes assets to be used to settle liabilities of the consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs"). These assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheet above.

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

3,047


$

2,645


Financial Services finance receivables, net

50,857


52,860


Net investment in operating leases

11,761


12,325


Other assets

25


29


LIABILITIES

Other liabilities and deferred revenue

$

5


$

4


Debt

43,730


42,960


The accompanying notes are part of the financial statements.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

For the periods ended March 31,

2016

2017

First Quarter

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

$

4,149


$

4,336


Cash flows from investing activities

Capital spending

(1,511

)

(1,706

)

Acquisitions of finance receivables and operating leases

(12,677

)

(13,467

)

Collections of finance receivables and operating leases

9,674


10,695


Purchases of equity and debt securities

(8,231

)

(8,878

)

Sales and maturities of equity and debt securities

5,679


9,551


Settlements of derivatives

104


156


Other

(13

)

10


Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

(6,975

)

(3,639

)

Cash flows from financing activities



Cash dividends

(1,588

)

(795

)

Purchases of Common Stock

(145

)

-


Net changes in short-term debt

(121

)

658


Proceeds from issuance of other debt

15,623


13,253


Principal payments on other debt

(9,431

)

(11,911

)

Other

(59

)

(85

)

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

4,279


1,120


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

192


101


Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

$

1,645


$

1,918


Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

$

14,272


$

15,905


Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

1,645


1,918


Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

$

15,917


$

17,823



The accompanying notes are part of the financial statements.




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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(in millions, unaudited)

Equity Attributable to Ford Motor Company

Capital Stock

Cap. in

Excess of

Par Value 

of Stock

Retained Earnings

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Note 15)

Treasury Stock

Total

Equity

Attributable

to Non-controlling Interests

Total

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

41


$

21,421


$

14,414


$

(6,257

)

$

(977

)

$

28,642


$

15


$

28,657


Net income

-


-


2,452


-


-


2,452


3


2,455


Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

-


-


-


211


-


211


(1

)

210


Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impacts)

-


33


-


-


-


33


-


33


Treasury stock/other 

-


-


-


-


(145

)

(145

)

(1

)

(146

)

Cash dividends declared

-


-


(1,588

)

-


-


(1,588

)

-


(1,588

)

Balance at March 31, 2016

$

41


$

21,454


$

15,278


$

(6,046

)

$

(1,122

)

$

29,605


$

16


$

29,621


Balance at December 31, 2016

$

41


$

21,630


$

15,634


$

(7,013

)

$

(1,122

)

$

29,170


$

17


$

29,187


Adoption of accounting standards
(Note 2)

-


6


566


-


-


572


-


572


Net income

-


-


1,587


-


-


1,587


7


1,594


Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

-


-


-


84


-


84


(2

)

82


Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impacts)

-


1


-


-


-


1


-


1


Treasury stock/other 

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Cash dividends declared

-


-


(795

)

-


-


(795

)

-


(795

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

$

41


$

21,637


$

16,992


$

(6,929

)

$

(1,122

)

$

30,619


$

22


$

30,641



The accompanying notes are part of the financial statements.





4

Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Table of Contents

Footnote

Page

Note 1

Presentation

6

Note 2

New Accounting Standards

6

Note 3

Revenue

10

Note 4

Other Income/(Loss)

12

Note 5

Income Taxes

12

Note 6

Capital Stock and Earnings Per Share

12

Note 7

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities

13

Note 8

Financial Services Finance Receivables

16

Note 9

Financial Services Allowance for Credit Losses

19

Note 10

Inventories

20

Note 11

Other Liabilities and Deferred Revenue

20

Note 12

Retirement Benefits

21

Note 13

Debt

22

Note 14

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

23

Note 15

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)

25

Note 16

Commitments and Contingencies

26

Note 17

Segment Information

28




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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1. PRESENTATION


For purposes of this report, "Ford," the "Company," "we," "our," "us," or similar references mean Ford Motor Company, our consolidated subsidiaries, and our consolidated VIEs of which we are the primary beneficiary, unless the context requires otherwise. Our financial statements are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information, instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.


In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements reflect a fair statement of our results of operations and financial condition for the periods, and at the dates, presented.  The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.  Reference should be made to the financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (" 2016  Form 10-K Report"). We reclassified certain prior year amounts in our consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.


NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


Adoption of New Accounting Standards


Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Stock Compensation - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . On January 1, 2017, we adopted the amendments to accounting standards codification ("ASC") 718 which simplify accounting for share-based payment transactions. Prior to this amendment, excess tax benefits resulting from the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation costs recognized for financial reporting were not recognized until the deduction reduced taxes payable. Under the new method, we will recognize excess tax benefits in the current accounting period. In addition, prior to January 1, 2017, the employee share-based compensation expense was recorded net of estimated forfeiture rates and adjusted at vest, as appropriate. As part of the amendment, we have elected to recognize the actual forfeitures by reducing the employee share-based compensation expense in the same period as the forfeitures occur. We have adopted these changes in accounting method using the modified retrospective method by recognizing one-time adjustments to retained earnings for excess tax benefits previously unrecognized and the change in accounting for forfeited awards.


ASU 2014-09, Revenue - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. On January 1, 2017, we adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all the related amendments ("new revenue standard") to all contracts using the modified retrospective method. We recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying the new revenue standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. We expect the impact of the adoption of the new standard to be immaterial to our net income on an ongoing basis.


A majority of our sales revenue continues to be recognized when products are shipped from our manufacturing facilities. Under the new revenue standard, certain vehicle sales where revenue was previously deferred, such as vehicles subject to a guaranteed resale value recognized as a lease and transactions in which a Ford-owned entity delivered vehicles, we now recognize revenue when vehicles are shipped.


The new revenue standard also provided additional clarity that resulted in reclassifications to or from Revenue , Cost of sales , and Financial Services other income/(loss), net .



6

Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Continued)


The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated January 1, 2017 balance sheet for the adoption of ASU 2016-09, Stock Compensation - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting and ASU 2014-09, Revenue - Revenue from Contracts with Customers were as follows (in millions):

Balance at

December 31, 2016

Adjustments Due to
ASU 2016-09

Adjustments Due to

ASU 2014-09

Balance at

January 1, 2017

Balance Sheet

Assets

Trade and other receivables

$

11,102


$

-


$

(17

)

$

11,085


Inventories

8,898


-


(9

)

8,889


Other assets, current

3,368


-


307


3,675


Net investment in operating leases

28,829


-


(1,078

)

27,751


Deferred income taxes

9,705


536


(13

)

10,228




Liabilities



Payables

21,296


-


262


21,558


Other liabilities and deferred revenue, current

19,316


-


(1,429

)

17,887


Automotive debt payable within one year

2,685


-


326


3,011


Other liabilities and deferred revenue, non-current

24,395


-


(5

)

24,390




Equity



Capital in excess of par value of stock

21,630


6


-


21,636


Retained earnings

15,634


530


36


16,200



As part of ASU 2016-09, we reclassified cash paid to taxing authorities related to shares withheld for tax purposes of about $57 million and $55 million from operating activities to financing activities on our consolidated statement of cash flows for the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , respectively. This standard did not have a material impact to our first quarter consolidated income statement or March 31, 2017 consolidated balance sheet .


7

Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Continued)


In accordance with the new revenue standard requirements, the disclosure of the impact of adoption on our consolidated income statement and balance sheet was as follows (in millions):

For the period ended March 31, 2017

As

Reported

Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606

Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)

Income statement

Revenues

Automotive

$

36,475


$

36,142


$

333


Financial Services

2,669


2,580


89


Costs and expenses

Cost of sales

32,708


32,446


262


Interest expense on Automotive debt

279


262


17


Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net

712


732


(20

)

Financial Services other income/(loss), net

22


111


(89

)

Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes

649


642


7


Net income

1,594


1,567


27


March 31, 2017

As

Reported

Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606

Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)

Balance Sheet

Assets

Trade and other receivables

$

10,685


$

10,691


$

(6

)

Other assets, current

3,414


3,082


332


Net investment in operating leases

27,914


28,680


(766

)

Deferred income taxes

10,055


10,075


(20

)

Liabilities

Payables

23,257


22,973


284


Other liabilities and deferred revenue, current

18,790


20,003


(1,213

)

Automotive debt payable within one year

3,100


2,689


411


Other liabilities and deferred revenue, non-current

24,583


24,588


(5

)

Deferred income taxes

749


749


-


Equity

Retained earnings

16,992


16,929


63




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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Continued)


ASU 2017-07, Retirement Benefits - Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost . On January 1, 2017, we adopted the amendments to ASC 715 that improve the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs. We retrospectively adopted the presentation of service cost separate from the other components of net periodic costs. The interest cost, expected return on assets, amortization of prior service costs, net remeasurement, and other costs have been reclassified from Cost of Sales and Selling, administrative, and other expenses to Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net. We elected to apply the practical expedient which allows us to reclassify amounts disclosed previously in the retirement benefits note as the basis for applying retrospective presentation for comparative periods as it is impracticable to determine the disaggregation of the cost components for amounts capitalized and amortized in those periods. On a prospective basis, the other components of net periodic benefit costs will not be included in amounts capitalized in inventory or property, plant, and equipment.


The effect of the retrospective presentation change related to the net periodic cost of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement employee benefits ("OPEB") plans on our consolidated income statement was as follows (in millions):

For the period ended March 31, 2016

As

Revised

Previously Reported

Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)

Income statement

Cost of sales

$

30,517


$

30,281


$

236


Selling, administrative, and other expenses

2,690


2,562


128


Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net

768


404


364



We also adopted the following standards during 2017 , none of which had a material impact to our financial statements or financial statement disclosures:

Standard

Effective Date

2017-05

Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets - Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance

January 1, 2017

2017-04

Goodwill and Other - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

January 1, 2017

2017-03

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections and Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures

January 1, 2017

2017-01

Business Combinations - Clarifying the Definition of a Business

January 1, 2017

2016-17

Consolidation - Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control

January 1, 2017

2016-07

Equity Method and Joint Ventures - Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting

January 1, 2017

2016-06

Derivatives and Hedging - Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

January 1, 2017

2016-05

Derivatives and Hedging - Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships

January 1, 2017

2016-04

Extinguishments of Liabilities - Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products

January 1, 2017


Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted


The following represent the standards that will, or are expected to, result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact to Ford.


ASU 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments . In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a new accounting standard which replaces the current incurred loss impairment method with a method that reflects expected credit losses. The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2020, and early adoption is permitted as of January 1, 2019. We are assessing the potential impact to our financial statements and disclosures.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Continued)


ASU 2016-02, Leases .  In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leases. The new standard supersedes the present U.S. GAAP standard on leases and requires substantially all leases to be reported on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as well as additional disclosures. The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2019, and early adoption is permitted.  We are assessing the potential impact to our financial statements and disclosures.


NOTE 3. REVENUE


The following table disaggregates our revenue by major source (in millions):


For the period ended March 31, 2017

Automotive

Financial Services

All

Other

Consolidated

Vehicles, parts, and accessories

$

34,996


$

-


$

-


$

34,996


Sale of used vehicles

873


-


-


873


Extended service contracts

275


-


-


275


Other (a)

224


49


2


275


Revenues from sales and services

36,368


49


2


36,419


Leasing income

107


1,366


-


1,473


Financing income

-


1,214


-


1,214


Insurance income

-


40


-


40


Total revenues

$

36,475


$

2,669


$

2


$

39,146


__________

(a)

Primarily includes commissions and vehicle-related design and testing services.


Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied; generally this occurs with the transfer of control of our vehicles, parts, accessories, or services. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. The expected costs associated with our base warranties and field service actions continue to be recognized as expense when the products are sold (see Note 16 ). We recognize revenue for vehicle service contracts that extend mechanical and maintenance beyond our base warranties over the life of the contract.


Automotive Segment


Vehicles, Parts, and Accessories. For the majority of vehicles, parts, and accessories, we transfer control and recognize a sale when we ship the product from our manufacturing facility to our customer (dealers and distributors). The amount of consideration we receive and revenue we recognize varies with changes in marketing incentives and returns we offer to our customers and their customers. When we give our dealers the right to return eligible parts and accessories, we estimate the expected returns based on an analysis of historical experience. We adjust our estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the most likely amount of consideration we expect to receive changes or when the consideration becomes fixed. As a result we recognized a decrease to revenue from prior periods of $372 million during the period ended March 31, 2017.


Depending on the terms of the arrangement, we may also defer the recognition of a portion of the consideration received because we have to satisfy a future obligation (e.g., free extended service contracts). We use an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. We have elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over vehicles, parts, or accessories have transferred to the customer as an expense in Cost of sales .



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 3. REVENUE (Continued)


We sell vehicles to daily rental companies and guarantee that we will pay them the difference between an agreed amount and the value they are able to realize upon resale. At the time of transfer of vehicles to the daily rental companies, we record the probable amount we will pay under the guarantee to Other liabilities and deferred revenue.


Sale of Used Vehicles. We sell used vehicles both at auction and through our consolidated dealerships. Proceeds from the sale of these vehicles are recognized in Automotive revenues upon transfer of control of the vehicle to the customer and the related vehicle carrying value is recognized in Cost of sales .


Extended Service Contracts. We sell separately-priced service contracts that extend mechanical and maintenance coverages beyond our base warranty agreements to vehicle owners. The separately priced service contracts range from 12 months to 120 months . We receive payment at the inception of the contract and recognize revenue over the term of the agreement in proportion to the costs expected to be incurred in satisfying the obligations under the contract. At January 1, 2017 $3.5 billion of unearned revenue associated with outstanding contracts was reported in Other Liabilities and deferred revenue, $270 million of this was recognized as revenue during the first quarter. At March 31, 2017 , the unearned amount was $3.6 billion . We expect to recognize approximately $823 million of the unearned amount in 2017, $981 million in 2018, and $1.8 billion thereafter. We record a premium deficiency reserve to the extent we estimate the future costs associated with these contracts exceed the unrecognized revenue. Amounts paid to dealers to obtain these contracts are deferred and recorded as Other assets . These costs are amortized to expense consistent with how the related revenue is recognized. We had a balance of $247 million in deferred costs as of March 31, 2017 and recognized $15 million of amortization during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.


Other Revenue. Other revenue consists primarily of net commissions received for serving as the agent in facilitating the sale of a third party's products or services to our customers and payments for vehicle - related design and testing services we perform for others. We have applied the practical expedient to recognize Automotive revenues for vehicle-related design and testing services over the two to three year term of these agreements in proportion to the amount we have the right to invoice.


Leasing Income. We sell vehicles to daily rental companies with an obligation to repurchase the vehicles for a guaranteed amount, exercisable at the option of the customer. The transactions are accounted for as operating leases. Upon the transfer of vehicles to the daily rental companies, we record proceeds received in Other liabilities and deferred revenue. The difference between the proceeds received and the guaranteed repurchase amount is recorded in Automotive revenues over the term of the lease using a straight-line method. The cost of the vehicle is recorded in Net investment in operating leases on our consolidated balance sheet and the difference between the cost of the vehicle and the estimated auction value is depreciated in Cost of sales over the term of the lease.


Financial Services Segment


Leasing Income. Ford Credit offers leasing plans to retail consumers through Ford and Lincoln brand dealers who originate the leases. Upon the purchase of a lease from the dealer, Ford Credit takes ownership of the vehicle and records an operating lease. The retail consumer makes lease payments representing the difference between Ford Credit's purchase price of the vehicle and the contractual residual value of the vehicle, plus lease fees that we recognize on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease agreement. Depreciation and the gain or loss upon disposition of the vehicle is recorded in Financial Services interest, operating, and other expenses .


Financing Income. Ford Credit originates and purchases finance installment contracts. Financing income represents interest earned on the finance receivables (including direct financing leases). Interest is recognized using the interest method, and includes the amortization of certain direct origination costs.


Insurance Income. Income from insurance contracts is recognized evenly over the term of the agreement. Insurance commission revenue is recognized on a net basis at the time of sale of the third party's product or service to our customer.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 4. OTHER INCOME/(LOSS)


Non-Financial Services


The amounts included in Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net for the periods ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Net periodic pension and OPEB income/(cost), excluding service cost

$

364


$

390


Investment-related interest income

61


71


Interest income/(expense) on income taxes

(2

)

3


Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on cash equivalents and marketable securities

72


49


Royalty income

183


154


Other

90


45


Total

$

768


$

712



Financial Services


The amounts included in Financial Services other income/(loss), net for the periods ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Investment-related interest income

$

19


$

21


Interest income/(expense) on income taxes

(2

)

(2

)

Insurance premiums earned

39


-


Other

35


3


Total

$

91


$

22



NOTE 5. INCOME TAXES


For interim tax reporting, we estimate one single effective tax rate for tax jurisdictions not subject to a valuation allowance, which is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income/(loss). Tax effects of significant unusual or infrequently occurring items are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate calculation and recognized in the interim period in which they occur.


NOTE 6. CAPITAL STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE


Earnings Per Share Attributable to Ford Motor Company Common and Class B Stock


Basic and diluted income per share were calculated using the following (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Basic and Diluted Income Attributable to Ford Motor Company

Basic income

$

2,452


$

1,587


Diluted income

2,452


1,587


Basic and Diluted Shares



Basic shares (average shares outstanding)

3,970


3,976


Net dilutive options and unvested restricted stock units

26


23


Diluted shares

3,996


3,999



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 7. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES


The fair values of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our balance sheet were as follows (in millions):

December 31, 2016

Fair Value

 Level

Automotive

Financial Services

All

Other

Consolidated

Cash and cash equivalents

U.S. government

1

$

888


$

924


$

-


$

1,812


U.S. government agencies

2

-


-


-


-


Non-U.S. government and agencies

2

200


142


-


342


Corporate debt

2

100


-


-


100


Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents

1,188


1,066


-


2,254


Cash, time deposits, and money market funds

6,632


7,011


8


13,651


Total cash and cash equivalents

$

7,820


$

8,077


$

8


$

15,905


Marketable securities

U.S. government

1

$

8,099


$

1,634


$

-


$

9,733


U.S. government agencies

2

2,244


505


-


2,749


Non-U.S. government and agencies

2

4,751


632


-


5,383


Corporate debt

2

4,329


475


-


4,804


Equities

1

165


-


-


165


Other marketable securities

2

54


34


-


88


Total marketable securities

$

19,642


$

3,280


$

-


$

22,922


March 31, 2017

Fair Value

 Level

Automotive

Financial Services

All

Other

Consolidated

Cash and cash equivalents

U.S. government

1

$

75


$

749


$

-


$

824


U.S. government agencies

2

798


400


-


1,198


Non-U.S. government and agencies

2

268


283


-


551


Corporate debt

2

115


-


-


115


Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents

1,256


1,432


-


2,688


Cash, time deposits, and money market funds

8,293


6,836


6


15,135


Total cash and cash equivalents

$

9,549


$

8,268


$

6


$

17,823


Marketable securities

U.S. government

1

$

5,194


$

1,894


$

-


$

7,088


U.S. government agencies

2

3,489


459


-


3,948


Non-U.S. government and agencies

2

5,195


649


-


5,844


Corporate debt

2

4,360


657


-


5,017


Equities

1

202


-


-


202


Other marketable securities

2

39


28


-


67


Total marketable securities

$

18,479


$

3,687


$

-


$

22,166




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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 7. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Continued)


The cash equivalents and marketable securities accounted for as available-for-sale ("AFS") securities on our balance sheet were as follows (in millions):

December 31, 2016

Fair Value of Securities with

Contractual Maturities

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains

Gross Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Within 1 Year

After 1 Year through 5 Years

After 5 Years through 10 Years

Automotive

U.S. government

$

3,703


$

2


$

(14

)

$

3,691


$

727


$

2,776


$

188


U.S. government agencies

308


-


(2

)

306


-


306


-


Non-U.S. government and agencies

1,443


1


(11

)

1,433


148


1,285


-


Corporate debt

1,079


-


-


1,079


1,031


48


-


Total

$

6,533


$

3


$

(27

)

$

6,509


$

1,906


$

4,415


$

188



March 31, 2017

Fair Value of Securities with

Contractual Maturities

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains

Gross Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Within 1 Year

After 1 Year through 5 Years

After 5 Years through 10 Years

Automotive

U.S. government

$

3,104


$

1


$

(12

)

$

3,093


$

522


$

2,430


$

141


U.S. government agencies

1,959


-


(3

)

1,956


834


1,107


15


Non-U.S. government and agencies

2,180


3


(8

)

2,175


248


1,927


-


Corporate debt

1,063


-


-


1,063


1,063


-


-


Total

$

8,306


$

4


$

(23

)

$

8,287


$

2,667


$

5,464


$

156



In the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , sales proceeds for investments classified as AFS and sold prior to maturity were $69 million and $1.3 billion , respectively. In the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , gross realized gains from the sale of AFS securities were $2 million and $1 million , respectively. In the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , gross realized losses from the sale of AFS securities were $0 and $2 million , respectively.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 7. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Continued)


The present fair values and gross unrealized losses for cash equivalents and marketable securities accounted for as AFS securities that were in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position were as follows (in millions):

December 31, 2016

Less than 1 year

1 Year or Greater

Total

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Automotive

U.S. government

$

1,474


$

(14

)

$

-


$

-


$

1,474


$

(14

)

U.S. government agencies

261


(2

)

-


-


261


(2

)

Non-U.S. government and agencies

1,137


(11

)

-


-


1,137


(11

)

Corporate debt

-


-


-


-


-


-


Total

$

2,872


$

(27

)

$

-


$

-


$

2,872


$

(27

)


March 31, 2017

Less than 1 year

1 Year or Greater

Total

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Fair Value

Unrealized Losses

Automotive

U.S. government

$

1,547


$

(12

)

$

-


$

-


$

1,547


$

(12

)

U.S. government agencies

932


(3

)

-


-


932


(3

)

Non-U.S. government and agencies

1,164


(8

)

-


-


1,164


(8

)

Corporate debt

-


-


-


-


-


-


Total

$

3,643


$

(23

)

$

-


$

-


$

3,643


$

(23

)


We determine other-than-temporary impairments on cash equivalents and marketable securities using a specific identification method. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2017 , we did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment loss.


Other Securities


Investments in entities that we do not control and over which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence are recorded at cost and reported in Other assets in the non-current assets section of our consolidated balance sheet. These cost method investments were $219 million at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 .



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 8. FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCE RECEIVABLES


Our Financial Services segment, primarily Ford Credit, manages finance receivables as "consumer" and "non-consumer" portfolios.  The receivables are generally secured by the vehicles, inventory, or other property being financed.


Finance receivables, net were as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Consumer

Retail financing, gross

$

68,121


$

69,217


Unearned interest supplements

(2,783

)

(2,882

)

Consumer finance receivables

65,338


66,335


Non-Consumer



Dealer financing

31,336


33,481


Non-Consumer finance receivables

31,336


33,481


Total recorded investment

$

96,674


$

99,816


Recorded investment in finance receivables

$

96,674


$

99,816


Allowance for credit losses

(484

)

(517

)

Finance receivables, net

$

96,190


$

99,299


Current portion

$

46,266


$

48,605


Non-current portion

49,924


50,694


Finance receivables, net

$

96,190


$

99,299


Net finance receivables subject to fair value (a)

$

94,066


$

97,042


Fair value

94,785


97,672


__________

(a)

At December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , Finance receivables, net includes $2.1 billion and $2.3 billion , respectively, of direct financing leases that are not subject to fair value disclosure requirements. The fair value of finance receivables is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.


Excluded from finance receivables at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , was $223 million and $219 million , respectively, of accrued uncollected interest, which is reported as Other assets in the current assets section of our consolidated balance sheet.


Included in the recorded investment in finance receivables at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 were consumer receivables of $32.5 billion and $33.4 billion , respectively, and non-consumer receivables of $26 billion and $26.4 billion , respectively, that have been sold for legal purposes in securitization transactions but continue to be reported in our consolidated financial statements. The receivables are available only for payment of the debt issued by, and other obligations of, the securitization entities that are parties to those securitization transactions; they are not available to pay the other obligations or the claims of Ford Credit's other creditors. Ford Credit holds the right to receive the excess cash flows not needed to pay the debt issued by, and other obligations of, the securitization entities that are parties to those securitization transactions.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 8. FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCE RECEIVABLES (Continued)

Aging


For all finance receivables, we define "past due" as any payment, including principal and interest, that is at least 31  days past the contractual due date. The recorded investment of consumer receivables greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest was $21 million and $18 million at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , respectively. The recorded investment of non-consumer receivables greater than 90 days past due and still accruing interest was de minimis at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 .


The aging analysis of our finance receivables balances were as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Consumer

31-60 days past due

$

760


$

654


61-90 days past due

114


85


91-120 days past due

34


29


Greater than 120 days past due

39


38


Total past due

947


806


Current

64,391


65,529


Consumer finance receivables

65,338


66,335


Non-Consumer

Total past due

107


106


Current

31,229


33,375


Non-Consumer finance receivables

31,336


33,481


Total recorded investment

$

96,674


$

99,816



Credit Quality


Consumer Portfolio. Credit quality ratings for consumer receivables are based on aging. Refer to the aging table above.


Consumer receivables credit quality ratings are as follows:


Pass – current to 60 days past due

Special Mention – 61 to 120 days past due and in intensified collection status

Substandard – greater than 120 days past due and for which the uncollectible portion of the receivables has already been charged off, as measured using the fair value of collateral less costs to sell


Non-Consumer Portfolio. Dealers are assigned to one of four groups according to risk ratings as follows:


Group I – strong to superior financial metrics

Group II – fair to favorable financial metrics

Group III – marginal to weak financial metrics

Group IV – poor financial metrics, including dealers classified as uncollectible



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 8. FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCE RECEIVABLES (Continued)

The credit quality analysis of our dealer financing receivables was as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Dealer Financing

Group I

$

24,315


$

25,935


Group II

5,552


5,952


Group III

1,376


1,445


Group IV

93


149


Total recorded investment

$

31,336


$

33,481



Impaired Receivables. Impaired consumer receivables include accounts that have been rewritten or modified in reorganization proceedings pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that are considered to be troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"), as well as all accounts greater than 120 days past due. Impaired non-consumer receivables represent accounts with dealers that have weak or poor financial metrics or dealer financing that has been modified in TDRs. The recorded investment of consumer receivables that were impaired at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 was $367 million , or 0.6% of consumer receivables, and $385 million , or 0.6% of consumer receivables, respectively. The recorded investment of non-consumer receivables that were impaired at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 was $107 million , or 0.3% of non-consumer receivables, and $164 million , or 0.5% of non-consumer receivables, respectively. Impaired finance receivables are evaluated both collectively and specifically.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 9. FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES


An analysis of the allowance for credit losses related to finance receivables for the periods ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):

First Quarter 2016

Consumer

Non-Consumer

Total

Allowance for credit losses

Beginning balance

$

357


$

16


$

373


Charge-offs

(102

)

1


(101

)

Recoveries

29


1


30


Provision for credit losses

102


1


103


Other (a)

4


1


5


Ending balance (b)

$

390


$

20


$

410


Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses

Collective impairment allowance

$

371


$

13


$

384


Specific impairment allowance

19


7


26


Ending balance (b)

390


20


410


Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables

Collectively evaluated for impairment

60,581


33,587


94,168


Specifically evaluated for impairment

373


149


522


Recorded investment

60,954


33,736


94,690


Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses

$

60,564


$

33,716


$

94,280


__________

(a)

Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.

(b)

Total allowance, including reserves for operating leases, was $463 million .

First Quarter 2017

Consumer

Non-Consumer

Total

Allowance for credit losses

Beginning balance

$

469


$

15


$

484


Charge-offs

(123

)

(2

)

(125

)

Recoveries

34


-


34


Provision for credit losses

121


-


121


Other (a)

3


-


3


Ending balance (b)

$

504


$

13


$

517


Analysis of ending balance of allowance for credit losses

Collective impairment allowance

$

483


$

13


$

496


Specific impairment allowance

21


-


21


Ending balance (b)

504


13


517


Analysis of ending balance of finance receivables

Collectively evaluated for impairment

65,950


33,317


99,267


Specifically evaluated for impairment

385


164


549


Recorded investment

66,335


33,481


99,816


Ending balance, net of allowance for credit losses

$

65,831


$

33,468


$

99,299


__________

(a)

Primarily represents amounts related to translation adjustments.

(b)

Total allowance, including reserves for operating leases, was $584 million .



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 10. INVENTORIES


All inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost for a substantial portion of U.S. inventories is determined on a last-in, first-out ("LIFO") basis. LIFO was used for 30% and 37% of total inventories at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , respectively. Cost of other inventories is determined by costing methods that approximate a first-in, first-out ("FIFO") basis.


Inventories were as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Raw materials, work-in-process, and supplies

$

3,843


$

4,240


Finished products

5,943


7,190


Total inventories under FIFO

9,786


11,430


LIFO adjustment

(888

)

(895

)

Total inventories

$

8,898


$

10,535



NOTE 11. OTHER LIABILITIES AND DEFERRED REVENUE


Other liabilities and deferred revenue were as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Current

Dealer and dealers' customer allowances and claims

$

9,542


$

10,732


Deferred revenue

3,866


1,902


Employee benefit plans

1,469


1,287


Accrued interest

974


848


OPEB (a)

349


349


Pension (a)

247


247


Other

2,869


3,425


Total current other liabilities and deferred revenue

$

19,316


$

18,790


Non-current



Pension (a)

$

10,150


$

10,013


OPEB (a)

5,516


5,504


Dealer and dealers' customer allowances and claims

2,564


2,788


Deferred revenue

3,687


3,699


Employee benefit plans

1,063


1,065


Other

1,415


1,514


Total non-current other liabilities and deferred revenue

$

24,395


$

24,583


__________

(a)

Balances at March 31, 2017 reflect pension and OPEB liabilities at December 31, 2016 , updated (where applicable) for service and interest cost, expected return on assets, separation expense, actual benefit payments, and cash contributions. The discount rate and rate of expected return assumptions are unchanged from year-end 2016 . Included in Other assets are pension assets of $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , respectively.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 12. RETIREMENT BENEFITS


Defined Benefit Plans - Expense


The pre-tax net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the periods ended March 31 was as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

Pension Benefits

U.S. Plans

Non-U.S. Plans

Worldwide OPEB

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

Service cost

$

128


$

133


$

118


$

134


$

12


$

12


Interest cost

381


381


195


159


48


49


Expected return on assets

(673

)

(683

)

(339

)

(330

)

-


-


Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)

42


36


10


9


(35

)

(30

)

Separation programs/other

-


3


7


16


-


-


Net periodic benefit cost/(income)

$

(122

)

$

(130

)

$

(9

)

$

(12

)

$

25


$

31



The service cost component is included in Cost of sales and Selling, administrative and other expenses . Other components of net periodic benefit cost/(income) are included in Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net of our consolidated income statement.


Pension Plan Contributions


During 2017 , we expect to contribute about $1 billion from cash and cash equivalents to our worldwide funded pension plans (most of which are mandatory), and to make about $300 million of benefit payments to participants in unfunded plans, for a total of about $1.3 billion . In the first three months of 2017 , we contributed about $200 million to our worldwide funded pension plans and made about $100 million of benefit payments to participants in unfunded plans.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 13. DEBT


The carrying value of Automotive and Financial Services debt was as follows (in millions):

Automotive Segment

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Debt payable within one year

Short-term

$

1,324


$

1,320


Long-term payable within one year



U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program

591


591


Other debt

827


1,237


Unamortized (discount)/premium

(57

)

(48

)

Total debt payable within one year

2,685


3,100


Long-term debt payable after one year



Public unsecured debt securities

9,394


9,394


DOE ATVM Incentive Program

2,651


2,504


Other debt

1,573


1,620


Adjustments

Unamortized (discount)/premium

(320

)

(328

)

Unamortized issuance costs

(76

)

(80

)

Total long-term debt payable after one year

13,222


13,110


Total Automotive Segment

$

15,907


$

16,210


Fair value of Automotive Segment debt (a)

$

17,433


$

17,781


Financial Services Segment



Debt payable within one year



Short-term

$

15,330


$

16,165


Long-term payable within one year



Unsecured debt

12,369


11,777


Asset-backed debt

19,286


18,228


Adjustments

Unamortized (discount)/premium

(2

)

(1

)

Unamortized issuance costs

(16

)

(16

)

Fair value adjustments (b)

17


4


Total debt payable within one year

46,984


46,157


Long-term debt payable after one year

Unsecured debt

49,912


53,495


Asset-backed debt

30,112


30,155


Adjustments

Unamortized (discount)/premium

(9

)

(10

)

Unamortized issuance costs

(197

)

(210

)

Fair value adjustments (b)

261


180


Total long-term debt payable after one year

80,079


83,610


Total Financial Services Segment

$

127,063


$

129,767


Fair value of Financial Services Segment debt (a)

$

128,777


$

132,499


__________

(a)

The fair value of debt includes $1.1 billion and $1.1 billion of Automotive segment short-term debt and $14.3 billion and $15.6 billion of Financial Services segment short-term debt at December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , respectively, carried at cost, which approximates fair value. All other debt is categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

(b)

Adjustments related to designated fair value hedges of unsecured debt.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 14. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES


In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to global market risks, including the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, certain commodity prices, and interest rates. To manage these risks, we enter into highly effective derivative contracts. We have elected to apply hedge accounting to certain derivatives. Derivatives that are designated in hedging relationships are evaluated for effectiveness using regression analysis at the time they are designated and throughout the hedge period. Some derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting; for others, we elect not to apply hedge accounting.


Income Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments


The gains/(losses), by hedge designation, recorded in income for the periods ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Cash flow hedges (a)

Reclassified from AOCI to net income

$

87


$

118


Fair value hedges

Interest rate contracts

Net interest settlements and accruals excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness

99


70


Ineffectiveness (b)

17


(4

)

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Foreign currency exchange contracts

(139

)

(208

)

Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts

195


58


Interest rate contracts

(48

)

7


Commodity contracts

(5

)

42


Total

$

206


$

83


__________

(a)

For the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , a $363 million gain and a $112 million loss , respectively, were recorded in Other comprehensive income.

(b)

For the first quarter of 2016 and 2017 , hedge ineffectiveness reflects the net change in fair value on derivatives of $610 million gain and $89 million loss , respectively, and a change in value on hedged debt attributable to the change in benchmark interest rates of $593 million loss and $85 million gain , respectively.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 14. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Continued)


Balance Sheet Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments


Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and are presented on a gross basis. The notional amounts of the derivative instruments do not necessarily represent amounts exchanged by the parties and are not a direct measure of our financial exposure. We also enter into master agreements with counterparties that may allow for netting of exposures in the event of default or breach of the counterparty agreement. Collateral represents cash received or paid under reciprocal arrangements that we have entered into with our derivative counterparties which we do not use to offset our derivative assets and liabilities.


The fair value of our derivative instruments and the associated notional amounts, presented gross, were as follows (in millions):

December 31, 2016

March 31, 2017

Notional

Fair Value of

Assets

Fair Value of

Liabilities

Notional

Fair Value of

Assets

Fair Value of

Liabilities

Cash flow hedges

Foreign currency exchange contracts

$

19,091


$

620


$

257


$

18,641


$

370


$

238


Fair value hedges




Interest rate contracts

33,175


487


80


35,904


372


175


Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Foreign currency exchange contracts

17,227


379


194


17,923


201


235


Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts

3,201


242


8


3,230


298


-


Interest rate contracts

61,689


156


74


56,414


136


71


Commodity contracts

531


11


6


544


44


2


Total derivative financial instruments, gross (a) (b)

$

134,914


$

1,895


$

619


$

132,656


$

1,421


$

721


Current portion

$

1,108


$

371


$

811


$

368


Non-current portion

787


248


610


353


Total derivative financial instruments, gross

$

1,895


$

619


$

1,421


$

721


__________

(a)

At December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , we held collateral of $15 million and $19 million , and we posted collateral of $12 million and $10 million , respectively.

(b)

At December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 , the fair value of assets and liabilities available for counterparty netting was $554 million and $564 million , respectively . All derivatives are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 15. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)


The changes in the balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Ford Motor Company for the periods ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Foreign currency translation

Beginning balance

$

(3,570

)

$

(4,593

)

Gains/(Losses) on foreign currency translation

(30

)

189


Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

-


(54

)

Net gains/(losses) on foreign currency translation

(30

)

243


(Gains)/Losses reclassified from AOCI to net income (a)

(33

)

-


Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

(63

)

243


Ending balance

$

(3,633

)

$

(4,350

)

Marketable securities

Beginning balance

$

(6

)

$

(14

)

Gains/(Losses) on available for sale securities

11


1


Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

-


3


Net gains/(losses) on available for sale securities

11


(2

)

(Gains)/Losses reclassified from AOCI to net income

(1

)

1


Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

4


-


Net (gains)/losses reclassified from AOCI to net income

(5

)

1


Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

6


(1

)

Ending balance

$

-


$

(15

)

Derivative instruments

Beginning balance

$

64


$

283


Gains/(Losses) on derivative instruments

363


(112

)

Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

59


(34

)

Net gains/(losses) on derivative instruments

304


(78

)

(Gains)/Losses reclassified from AOCI to net income

(87

)

(118

)

Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

(29

)

(29

)

Net (gains)/losses reclassified from AOCI to net income (b)

(58

)

(89

)

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

246


(167

)

Ending balance

$

310


$

116


Pension and other postretirement benefits

Beginning balance

$

(2,745

)

$

(2,689

)

Amortization and recognition of prior service costs/(credits)

17


15


Less: Tax/(Tax benefit)

3


5


Net prior service costs/(credits) reclassified from AOCI to net income

14


10


Translation impact on non-U.S. plans

8


(1

)

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax

22


9


Ending balance

$

(2,723

)

$

(2,680

)

Total AOCI ending balance at March 31

$

(6,046

)

$

(6,929

)

__________

(a)

Reclassified to Non-Financial Services other income/(loss), net.

(b)

Reclassified to Cost of sales . During the next twelve months we expect to reclassify existing net losses on cash flow hedges of $189 million . See Note 14 for additional information.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Commitments and contingencies primarily consist of guarantees and indemnifications, litigation and claims, and warranty.


Guarantees and Indemnifications


The maximum potential payments and the carrying value of recorded liabilities related to guarantees and limited indemnities were as follows (in millions):

December 31,
2016

March 31,
2017

Maximum potential payments

$

177


$

1,373


Carrying value of recorded liabilities related to guarantees and limited indemnities

23


396



Guarantees and indemnifications are recorded at fair value at their inception. We regularly review our performance risk under these arrangements, and in the event it becomes probable we will be required to perform under guarantee or indemnity, the amount of probable payment is recorded.


We guarantee the resale value of vehicles sold in certain arrangements to daily rental companies. The maximum potential payment of $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2017 included in the table above represents the total proceeds we guarantee the rental company will receive on re-sale.  Reflecting our present estimate of proceeds the rental companies will receive on resale from third parties, we have recorded $374 million as our best estimate of the amount we will have to pay under the guarantee.  See Note 2 for additional information on the adoption of the new revenue standard.


We also guarantee debt and lease obligations of certain joint ventures, as well as certain financial obligations of outside third parties, including suppliers, to support our business and economic growth. Expiration dates vary through 2033, and guarantees will terminate on payment and/or cancellation of the underlying obligation. A payment by us would be triggered by failure of the joint venture or other third party to fulfill its obligation covered by the guarantee. In some circumstances, we are entitled to recover from a third party amounts paid by us under the guarantee. However, our ability to enforce these rights is sometimes stayed until the guaranteed party is paid in full, and may be limited in the event of insolvency of the third party or other circumstances.


In the ordinary course of business, we execute contracts involving indemnifications standard in the industry and indemnifications specific to a transaction, such as the sale of a business. These indemnifications might include and are not limited to claims relating to any of the following: environmental, tax, and shareholder matters; intellectual property rights; power generation contracts; governmental regulations and employment-related matters; dealer, supplier, and other commercial contractual relationships; and financial matters, such as securitizations. Performance under these indemnities generally would be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a third-party claim. While some of these indemnifications are limited in nature, many of them do not limit potential payment. Therefore, we are unable to estimate a maximum amount of future payments that could result from claims made under these unlimited indemnities.


Litigation and Claims


Various legal actions, proceedings, and claims (generally, "matters") are pending or may be instituted or asserted against us. These include but are not limited to matters arising out of alleged defects in our products; product warranties; governmental regulations relating to safety, emissions, and fuel economy or other matters; government incentives; tax matters; alleged illegal acts resulting in fines or penalties; financial services; employment-related matters; dealer, supplier, and other contractual relationships; intellectual property rights; environmental matters; shareholder or investor matters; and financial reporting matters. Certain of the pending legal actions are, or purport to be, class actions. Some of the matters involve or may involve claims for compensatory, punitive, or antitrust or other treble damages in very large amounts, or demands for field service actions, environmental remediation programs, sanctions, loss of government incentives, assessments, or other relief, which, if granted, would require very large expenditures.


The extent of our financial exposure to these matters is difficult to estimate. Many matters do not specify a dollar amount for damages, and many others specify only a jurisdictional minimum. To the extent an amount is asserted, our historical experience suggests that in most instances the amount asserted is not a reliable indicator of the ultimate outcome.


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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)


We accrue for matters when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. In evaluating matters for accrual and disclosure purposes, we take into consideration factors such as our historical experience with matters of a similar nature, the specific facts and circumstances asserted, the likelihood that we will prevail, and the severity of any potential loss. We reevaluate and update our accruals as matters progress over time.


For the majority of matters, which generally arise out of alleged defects in our products, we establish an accrual based on our extensive historical experience with similar matters. We do not believe there is a reasonably possible outcome materially in excess of our accrual for these matters.


For the remaining matters, where our historical experience with similar matters is of more limited value (i.e., "non-pattern matters"), we evaluate the matters primarily based on the individual facts and circumstances. For non-pattern matters, we evaluate whether there is a reasonable possibility of a material loss in excess of any accrual that can be estimated. Our estimate of reasonably possible loss in excess of our accruals for all material matters currently reflects indirect tax and customs matters, for which we estimate the aggregate risk to be a range of up to a bout $2.8 billion .


As noted, the litigation process is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual matters is not predictable with assurance. Our assessments are based on our knowledge and experience, but the ultimate outcome of any matter could require payment substantially in excess of the amount that we have accrued and/or disclosed.


Warranty and Field Service Actions


We accrue obligations for warranty costs and field service actions (i.e., safety recalls, emission recalls, and other product campaigns) at the time of sale using a patterned estimation model that includes historical information regarding the nature, frequency, and average cost of claims for each vehicle line by model year. Warranty and field service action obligations are reported in Other liabilities and deferred revenue . We reevaluate the adequacy of our accruals on a regular basis.


We recognize the benefit from a recovery of the costs associated with our warranty and field service actions when specifics of the recovery have been agreed with our supplier and the amount of the recovery is virtually certain. Recoveries are reported in Trade and other receivables and Other assets.


The estimate of our future warranty and field service action costs, net of supplier recoveries, for the periods ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Beginning balance

$

4,558


$

4,960


Payments made during the period

(797

)

(840

)

Changes in accrual related to warranties issued during the period

612


608


Changes in accrual related to pre-existing warranties

59


475


Foreign currency translation and other

52


34


Ending balance

$

4,484


$

5,237



Revisions to our estimated costs are reported as changes in accrual related to pre-existing warranties in the table above.



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Item 1. Financial Statements (Continued)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 17. SEGMENT INFORMATION


Key operating data for the periods ended or at March 31 were as follows (in millions):


Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other

Special

Items

Adjustments

Total

First Quarter 2016






Revenues

$

35,257


$

2,461


$

-


$

-


$

-


$

37,718


Pre-tax results - income/(loss)

3,464


499


(126

)

(186

)

-


3,651


Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies

534


7


-


-


-


541


Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

24,251


15,222


-


-


-


39,473


Total assets

96,263


145,920


-


-


(4,895

)

(a)

237,288


Debt

13,022


127,973


-


-


-


140,995


Operating cash flows

2,727


525


-


-


897


(b)

4,149


First Quarter 2017






Revenues

$

36,475


$

2,669


$

2


$

-


$

-


$

39,146


Pre-tax results - income/(loss)

1,965


466


(212

)

24


-


2,243


Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies

340


7


(1

)

-


-


346


Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

28,028


11,955


6


-


-


39,989


Total assets

101,092


149,648


76


-


(6,722

)

(a)

244,094


Debt

16,210


129,767


-


-


-


145,977


Operating cash flows

2,016


1,084


(10

)

-


1,246


(b)

4,336


__________

(a)

Includes eliminations of intersegment transactions occurring in the ordinary course of business and deferred tax netting.

(b)

We measure and evaluate our Automotive segment operating cash flow on a different basis than Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows. Automotive segment operating cash flow includes additional elements management considers to be related to our Automotive operating activities, primarily capital spending and non-designated derivatives, and excludes outflows for funded pension contributions, separation payments, and other items that are considered operating cash flows under U.S. GAAP. The table below quantifies these reconciling adjustments to Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities for the periods ended March 31 (in millions):

First Quarter

2016

2017

Automotive capital spending

$

1,497


$

1,696


Net cash flows from non-designated derivatives

(117

)

(134

)

Funded pension contributions

(368

)

(236

)

Separation payments

(10

)

(28

)

Other

(105

)

(52

)

Total operating cash flow adjustments

$

897


$

1,246




28



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Ford Motor Company


We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Ford Motor Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2017 , and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three -month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and the consolidated statement of equity and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three -month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 . These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.


We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.


Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 , and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 9, 2017 , we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2016 , is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan

April 27, 2017




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ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


OVERVIEW


Non-GAAP Financial Measures That Supplement GAAP Measures


We use both generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and non-GAAP financial measures for operational and financial decision making, and to assess Company and segment business performance. The non-GAAP measures listed below are intended to be considered by users as supplemental information to their equivalent GAAP measures, to aid investors in better understanding our financial results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful perspective on underlying business results and trends, and a means to assess our period-over-period results. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies due to possible differences in method and in items or events being adjusted.


Total Company Adjusted Pre-tax Profit (Most Comparable GAAP Measure: Net Income Attributable to Ford) – The non-GAAP measure is useful to management and investors because it allows users to evaluate our pre-tax results excluding pre-tax special items. Pre-tax special items consist of (i) pension and other postretirement employee benefits ("OPEB") remeasurement gains and losses that are not reflective of our underlying business results, (ii) significant restructuring actions related to our efforts to match production capacity and cost structure to market demand and changing model mix, and (iii) other items that we do not necessarily consider to be indicative of earnings from ongoing operating activities. When we provide guidance for adjusted pre-tax profit, we do not provide guidance on a net income basis because the GAAP measure will include potentially significant special items that have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with reasonable certainty prior to year-end, specifically pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses.


Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Most Comparable GAAP Measure: Earnings Per Share) – Measure of Company's diluted net earnings per share adjusted for impact of pre-tax special items (described above) and tax special items. The measure provides investors with useful information to evaluate performance of our business excluding items not indicative of the underlying run rate of our business. When we provide guidance for adjusted earnings per share, we do not provide guidance on an earnings per share basis because the GAAP measure will include potentially significant special items that have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with reasonable certainty prior to year-end, specifically pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses.


Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (Most Comparable GAAP Measure: Effective Tax Rate) – Measure of Company's tax rate excluding pre-tax special items (described above) and tax special items. The measure provides an ongoing effective rate which investors find useful for historical comparisons and for forecasting. When we provide guidance for adjusted effective tax rate, we do not provide guidance on an effective tax rate basis because the GAAP measure will include potentially significant special items that have not yet occurred and are difficult to predict with reasonable certainty prior to year-end, specifically pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses.


Ford Credit Managed Receivables (Most Comparable GAAP Measure: Net Finance Receivables plus Net Investment in Operating Leases) – Measure of Ford Credit's total net receivables, excluding unearned interest supplements and residual support, allowance for credit losses, and other (primarily accumulated supplemental depreciation). The measure is useful to management and investors as it closely approximates the customer's outstanding balance on the receivables, which is the basis for earning revenue.


Ford Credit Managed Leverage (Most Comparable GAAP Measure: Financial Statement Leverage) – Ford Credit's debt-to-equity ratio adjusted (i) to exclude cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (other than amounts related to insurance activities), and (ii) for derivative accounting. The measure is useful to investors because it reflects the way Ford Credit manages its business. Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities are deducted because they generally correspond to excess debt beyond the amount required to support operations and on-balance sheet securitization transactions. Derivative accounting adjustments are made to asset, debt, and equity positions to reflect the impact of interest rate instruments used with Ford Credit's term-debt issuances and securitization transactions. Ford Credit generally repays its debt obligations as they mature, so the interim effects of changes in market interest rates are excluded in the calculation of managed leverage.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Total Company


Net income attributable to Ford. The chart below shows our first quarter 2017 net income attributable to Ford.



Net income attributable to Ford in the first quarter of 2017 was $1.6 billion or $0.40 diluted earnings per share of Common and Class B Stock, a decrease of $0.9 billion or $0.21 per share compared with the first quarter of 2016. First quarter 2017 pre-tax results of our Automotive segment, Financial Services segment, All Other, and Special Items, as well as Taxes are discussed in the following sections in "Results of Operations."


Revenue. Company revenue in the first quarter of 2017 was $39.1 billion, $1.4 billion higher than a year ago.


Cost of sales and Selling, administrative, and other expenses for the first quarter of 2017 was $35.5 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion compared with the first quarter of 2016. The detail for the change is shown below (in billions):

First Quarter

2017

Lower/(Higher)

2016

Volume and mix, exchange, and other

$

(1.3

)

Contribution costs

Material excluding commodities

(0.2

)

Commodities

(0.2

)

Warranty and other

(0.4

)

Structural costs

(0.4

)

Special items

0.2


Total

$

(2.3

)




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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



Equity. At March 31, 2017 , total equity attributable to Ford was $30.6 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion compared with December 31, 2016 . The detail for this change is shown below (in billions):

Increase/(Decrease)

Net income

$

1.6


Dividends

(0.8

)

Other comprehensive income

0.1


Adoption of accounting standards

0.6


Total

$

1.5



The chart below shows our first quarter 2017 total Company adjusted pre-tax results and the pre-tax results of our Automotive segment by regional business unit, our Financial Services segment, and All Other, which is mainly net interest expense.



Our total Company adjusted pre-tax profit for the first quarter of 2017 was $2.2 billion, or $0.39 of adjusted earnings per share of Common and Class B Stock, a decrease of $1.6 billion or $0.29 per share compared with the first quarter of 2016.


Our Automotive segment pre-tax profit in the quarter was about $2 billion.


Our Financial Services segment pre-tax profit in the quarter was $466 million, which included a pre-tax profit of $481 million for Ford Credit.


The loss of $212 million in All Other was largely net interest expense.


As shown below the chart, results in all of our segments were lower than a year ago, consistent with our expectations, with the decline in our Automotive segment the key driver of our lower total Company adjusted pre-tax profit.




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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT


In general, we measure year-over-year change in Automotive segment pre-tax results using the causal factors listed below, with net pricing and cost variances calculated at present-year volume and mix and exchange:


Market Factors :

Volume and Mix – primarily measures profit variance from changes in wholesale volumes (at prior-year average contribution margin per unit) driven by changes in industry volume, market share, and dealer stocks, as well as the profit variance resulting from changes in product mix, including mix among vehicle lines and mix of trim levels and options within a vehicle line

Net Pricing – primarily measures profit variance driven by changes in wholesale prices to dealers and marketing incentive programs such as rebate programs, low-rate financing offers, special lease offers, and stock adjustments on dealer inventory


Contribution Costs – primarily measures profit variance driven by per-unit changes in cost categories that typically vary with volume, such as material costs (including commodity and component costs), warranty expense, and freight and duty costs


Structural Costs – primarily measures profit variance driven by absolute change in cost categories that typically do not have a directly proportionate relationship to production volume. Structural costs include the following cost categories:

Manufacturing, Including Volume Related consists primarily of costs for hourly and salaried manufacturing personnel, plant overhead (such as utilities and taxes), and new product launch expense. These costs could be affected by volume for operating pattern actions such as overtime, line-speed, and shift schedules

Engineering consists primarily of costs for engineering personnel, prototype materials, testing, and outside engineering services

Spending-Related consists primarily of depreciation and amortization of our manufacturing and engineering assets, but also includes asset retirements and operating leases

Advertising and Sales Promotions includes costs for advertising, marketing programs, brand promotions, customer mailings and promotional events, and auto shows

Administrative and Selling includes primarily costs for salaried personnel and purchased services related to our staff activities and selling functions, as well as associated information technology costs

Pension and OPEB consists primarily of past service pension costs and other postretirement employee benefit costs


Exchange – primarily measures profit variance driven by one or more of the following: (i) transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies of the relevant entities, (ii) effects of converting functional currency income to U.S. dollars, (iii) effects of remeasuring monetary assets and liabilities of the relevant entities in currencies other than their functional currency, or (iv) results of our foreign currency hedging


Other includes a variety of items, such as parts and services profits, royalties, government incentives and compensation-related changes


In addition, definitions and calculations used in this report include:


Wholesales and Revenue – wholesale unit volumes include all Ford and Lincoln badged units (whether produced by Ford or by an unconsolidated affiliate) that are sold to dealerships, units manufactured by Ford that are sold to other manufacturers, units distributed by Ford for other manufacturers, and local brand units produced by our China joint venture, Jiangling Motors Corporation, Ltd. ("JMC"), that are sold to dealerships. Vehicles sold to daily rental car companies that are subject to a guaranteed repurchase option (i.e., rental repurchase), as well as other sales of finished vehicles for which the recognition of revenue is deferred (e.g., consignments), also are included in wholesale unit volumes. Revenue from certain vehicles in wholesale unit volumes (specifically, Ford badged vehicles produced and distributed by our unconsolidated affiliates, as well as JMC brand vehicles) are not included in our revenue


Automotive Segment Operating Margin – defined as Automotive segment pre-tax profit divided by Automotive segment revenue



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Industry Volume and Market Share – based, in part, on estimated vehicle registrations; includes medium and heavy duty trucks


Automotive Cash – includes cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities


SAAR – seasonally adjusted annual rate


References to Automotive records for operating cash flow, operating margin, and business units are since at least 2000.


The charts on the following pages detail first quarter 2017 key metrics and the change in first quarter 2017 pre-tax results compared with first quarter 2016 by causal factor for our Automotive segment and its business units - North America, South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific.



Our first quarter 2017 Automotive pre-tax results by business unit are shown above. Automotive results were driven by North America with Europe and Asia Pacific also profitable. Our operations outside North America were about breakeven.


As shown below the chart, results for the first quarter of 2017 in all of our business units, except South America, were lower compared with the first quarter of 2016, with North America the key factor for the lower Automotive pre-tax profit.




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Shown above are the key market factors and financial metrics for our Automotive segment in the first quarter of 2017. All key metrics, excluding revenue, declined from a year ago. Wholesale volumes were down slightly, while Automotive revenue was up 3% driven by favorable mix in North America and Europe.


Global industry SAAR in the first quarter of 2017 was estimated at 88.9 million units, about flat from a year ago.


Global market share, at 7.1%, was down three-tenths of a percentage point driven by lower market share in Asia Pacific and North America. Our market share was higher in Europe and South America.


Automotive operating margin and pre-tax profit, at 5.4% and $2 billion, respectively, were both lower than our all-time record quarter a year ago.



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Shown above are the factors that contributed to the $1.5 billion decline in first quarter 2017 Automotive segment pre-tax profit. The lower profit is explained by higher cost, lower volume, and adverse exchange, offset partially by favorable mix.


The higher cost was driven by warranty, including recalls, engineering as we continue to invest in new products and emerging opportunities, product costs net of material cost efficiencies, and commodities.





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Shown above are the first quarter 2017 key metrics for North America. All metrics, excluding revenue, were lower in the quarter compared with the first quarter of 2016.


Wholesale volume was down 5%, and revenue was up 1%. Within revenue, mix was favorable and net pricing was higher, but these factors were about offset by lower volume. The lower wholesales were driven by lower market share, a lower dealer stock build this quarter compared to the stock build in the first quarter a year ago, and lower industry volume.


The North America SAAR, at 21.3 million units, and the U.S. SAAR, at 17.4 million units, were both down 300,000 units from a year ago. The U.S. decline was due to lower fleet sales.


Our North America market share was down five-tenths of a percentage point, with U.S. share down four-tenths of a percentage point to 15.1%; this was driven, as expected, by lower fleet sales. U.S. retail share was up two-tenths of a percentage point, reflecting higher share in trucks, utilities, and Lincoln.


Operating margin was 8.3%, and pre-tax profit was $2 billion, both solid but lower than the quarterly record set a year ago.



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As shown above, North America's first quarter 2017 pre-tax profit was $1.1 billion lower than a year ago driven by higher cost and lower volume. Favorable mix, mainly F-Series, and higher net pricing were partial offsets.


The higher cost reflects warranty, including recalls, engineering as we continue to invest in new products and emerging opportunities, product costs net of material cost efficiencies, reflecting primarily the impact of our first major refresh of the Super Duty, and commodities.


For 2017, we continue to expect our North America operating margin and pre-tax profit to be strong but lower than 2016, mainly due to higher cost. This is due to commodities and investments in emerging opportunities, offset partially by net efficiencies across all other remaining cost categories. Exchange is also expected to be unfavorable.


We expect the majority of North America's full year profit decline and increase in cost to have occurred in the first quarter.



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Our average transaction prices in the first quarter grew nearly four times faster than the industry due to the great performance of F-Series and continued growth of Lincoln. In addition, as with F-150, we reinvested some of the Super Duty aluminum weight savings into capability and features our customers appreciate and, importantly, are willing to pay for. We also saw F-150 transaction prices increase with strong demand for the new Raptor.


We also continued our disciplined approach to incentives. While incentives grew for the industry, Ford levels were relatively flat as we managed supply and demand well and benefited from the strength of our new products.


Our U.S. stocks are in good shape and we continue to take a disciplined approach to matching supply to demand.


Ford's days supply tends to be slightly higher than industry average because of our stronger position in trucks due to the larger number of product configurations, a Ford strength.



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In South America, all first quarter 2017 key metrics improved from a year ago. This was our second consecutive quarter of improvement across the board.


Wholesales were up 11% due to higher industry and market share. Revenue was up 29%, reflecting the higher volume and pricing, along with favorable exchange.


Industry SAAR for the region, at 3.8 million units, was up 3%, or 100,000 units. Brazil SAAR, on the other hand, was down 200,000 units. In March, however, Brazil SAAR improved for the first time in 24 months.


Our market share for the region, at 9.0%, was up six-tenths of a percentage point due to strong sales of Ka, our subcompact, and Ranger.


Operating margin and pre-tax results for the region both improved from a year ago.



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As shown above, South America's first quarter 2017 pre-tax result improved $12 million compared with a year ago due to higher net pricing and volume. This was offset, in part, by the effects of high local inflation on cost and adverse currency movement.


Our team is continuing to work to further improve South America's cost structure and grow revenue. Importantly, we are seeing signs of stabilization in incoming economic data, and the Central Bank of Brazil has been cutting its policy rate at a fast pace, suggesting we may be close to the trough of the current economic cycle.


For 2017, we continue to expect South America's loss to improve from last year as a result of favorable market factors as the economy begins to recover. We expect most of the full year year-over-year improvement to occur in the second half.



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Shown above are the first quarter 2017 key metrics for Europe. The top-line improved, with wholesale volume up 13% and revenue up 10%, or 22% at constant exchange. The higher volume was driven by higher industry, an increase in dealer stocks this quarter compared to a reduction a year ago, and higher market share. The higher revenue was driven by the volume increase and favorable mix.


Europe SAAR, at 20.5 million units, was 2% higher than a year ago. Market share, at 8.1%, was up two-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago, driven by Kuga and commercial vehicles. Ford remained Europe's best-selling commercial vehicle brand in the first quarter of 2017.


Europe's operating margin was 2.3%, down 4.0 percentage points, and pre-tax profit was $176 million, down $258 million.




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The first quarter of 2017 represented our eighth consecutive profitable quarter in Europe. Europe's pre-tax profit, however, was $258 million lower than a year ago. This was driven by higher cost and the weaker Sterling resulting from Brexit. Cost was up due to a major recall, along with manufacturing -- mainly volume-related increases -- and the launch of the all-new Fiesta.


Europe continued to deliver higher volume and favorable mix, which was offset partially by lower net pricing. Although not shown, results in Russia continued to improve from a year ago.


For 2017, we continue to expect Europe to remain profitable, although at levels below 2016. This is due mainly to weaker Sterling resulting from Brexit, higher cost associated with the launch of Fiesta and EcoSport, and continued investment for future growth. Favorable market factors and continued improvement in Russia will be a partial offset.


The majority of the full year profit decline from 2016 is expected to occur in the first half of the year due to cost and stock effects related to the Fiesta launch and the major recall in the first quarter.



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Shown above are key metrics for the Middle East & Africa region for the first quarter of 2017, where all first quarter key metrics were lower than a year ago.


The top-line was down due to lower wholesale volume. This largely reflects stock adjustments in Saudi Arabia for market performance and lower industry.


Industry SAAR for the region, at 3.7 million units, was down 100,000 units from 2016. Within this, the markets where we participate declined 300,000 units.


Our market share was 3.8%, down eight-tenths of a percentage point. In markets where we participate, our share declined five-tenths of a percentage point, mostly reflecting performance in the Middle East.


Middle East & Africa operating margin and pre-tax results were down, reflecting the lower volume.





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As shown above, Middle East & Africa's first quarter 2017 pre-tax loss was $80 million, down $66 million from a year ago, driven by lower volume, reflecting market performance and lower industry volume in the Middle East.


For 2017, we continue to expect results in Middle East & Africa to improve compared to 2016 due to lower cost and favorable exchange, with lower volume a partial offset. The year-over-year improvement is expected to be realized in the second half of the year.





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Asia Pacific's first quarter 2017 key metrics are shown above, where results in China drove the changes from last year, except for revenue. Wholesale volume decreased by 4%, driven by lower market share and industry volume in

China. Revenue from consolidated operations increased by 18%, reflecting the strength of our full line-up of SUVs and continued growth of Lincoln.


Asia Pacific SAAR was 39.5 million units, down 500,000 units, more than explained by a 1.6-million unit decrease in China SAAR, estimated at 23.4 million units. This reflects the pull-ahead of sales into the fourth quarter of 2016 as the government purchase tax incentive for vehicles with engine displacements of 1.6 liters or lower was set to expire. We anticipate the impact of the pull-ahead will ease beginning in the second quarter, supporting our full year 2017 industry outlook of 28.2 million units.


Our Asia Pacific market share was 3.4%, down four-tenths of a percentage point, with China share decreasing six-tenths of a percentage point to 4.4%. This was due to lower sales of vehicles with engine displacement of 1.6 liters or lower. First quarter 2017 sales of vehicles that did not benefit from the tax incentive, including Mustang, Edge, Explorer, Everest, and Lincoln brand vehicles, were a partial offset, up 21% compared to a year ago.


Our Asia Pacific operating margin was 3.9% and pre-tax profit was $124 million, both down from a year ago.


In the quarter, our China joint ventures contributed $274 million to pre-tax profit, reflecting our equity share of the JVs' after-tax earnings; this was $169 million lower than last year. Net income margin was 13%, down 3.4 percentage points. The decline reflects lower volume, negative industry pricing, and higher mix of vehicles with engine displacement of 1.6 liters or lower.



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As shown above, Asia Pacific's first quarter 2017 pre-tax profit was $96 million lower than a year ago, reflecting negative industry pricing in China, lower volume, reflecting the payback in China from a strong fourth quarter in 2016, and adverse exchange effects, mainly a weaker China RMB. Cost was about flat.


Our results in markets outside of China improved compared to a year ago, particularly in ASEAN and Australia. All major markets were profitable except India, where the loss improved from a year ago.


For 2017, we continue to expect Asia Pacific's pre-tax profit to improve from 2016 due to higher volume. We expect cost to be about flat. Net pricing will be lower due to negative industry pricing in China, while exchange is expected to be unfavorable because of a weaker RMB.






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FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT


In general, we measure year-over-year changes in Ford Credit's pre-tax results using the causal factors listed below:


Volume and Mix:

Volume primarily measures changes in net financing margin driven by changes in average managed receivables at prior period financing margin yield (defined below in financing margin) at prior period exchange rates. Volume changes are primarily driven by the volume of new and used vehicle sales and leases, the extent to which Ford Credit purchases retail installment sale and lease contracts, the extent to which Ford Credit provides wholesale financing, the sales price of the vehicles financed, the level of dealer inventories, Ford-sponsored special financing programs available exclusively through Ford Credit, and the availability of cost-effective funding for the purchase of retail installment sale and lease contracts and to provide wholesale financing

Mix primarily measures changes in net financing margin driven by period over period changes in the composition of Ford Credit's average managed receivables by product and by country or region


Financing Margin:

Financing margin variance is the period-to-period change in financing margin yield multiplied by the present period average managed receivables at prior period exchange rates. This calculation is performed at the product and country level and then aggregated. Financing margin yield equals revenue, less interest expense and scheduled depreciation for the period, divided by average managed receivables for the same period

Financing margin changes are driven by changes in revenue and interest expense. Changes in revenue are primarily driven by the level of market interest rates, cost assumptions in pricing, mix of business, and competitive environment. Changes in interest expense are primarily driven by the level of market interest rates, borrowing spreads, and asset-liability management


Credit Loss:

Credit loss is the change in the provision for credit losses at prior period exchange rates. For analysis purposes, management splits the provision for credit losses into net charge-offs and the change in the allowance for credit losses

Net charge-off changes are primarily driven by the number of repossessions, severity per repossession, and recoveries. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are primarily driven by changes in historical trends in credit losses and recoveries, changes in the composition and size of Ford Credit's present portfolio, changes in trends in historical used vehicle values, and changes in economic conditions. For additional information on the allowance for credit losses, refer to the "Critical Accounting Estimates - Allowance for Credit Losses" section of Item 7 of Part II of our 2016 Form 10-K Report


Lease Residual:

Lease residual measures changes to residual performance at prior period exchange rates. For analysis purposes, management splits residual performance primarily into residual gains and losses, and the change in accumulated supplemental depreciation

Residual gain and loss changes are primarily driven by the number of vehicles returned to Ford Credit and sold, and the difference between the auction value and the depreciated value (which includes both base and accumulated supplemental depreciation) of the vehicles sold. Changes in accumulated supplemental depreciation are primarily driven by changes in Ford Credit's estimate of the expected auction value at the end of the lease term, and changes in the estimate of the number of vehicles that will be returned to it and sold. For additional information on accumulated supplemental depreciation, refer to the "Critical Accounting Estimates - Accumulated Depreciation on Vehicles Subject to Operating Leases" section of Item 7 of Part II of our 2016 Form 10-K Report


Exchange:

Reflects changes in pre-tax results driven by the effects of converting functional currency income to U.S. dollars


Other:

Primarily includes operating expenses, other revenue, and insurance expenses at prior period exchange rates

Changes in operating expenses are primarily driven by salaried personnel costs, facilities costs, and costs associated with the origination and servicing of customer contracts

In general, other revenue changes are primarily driven by changes in earnings related to market valuation adjustments to derivatives (primarily related to movements in interest rates) and other miscellaneous items



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In addition, the following definitions and calculations apply to Ford Credit when used in this report:


Cash (as shown on the Funding Structure, Liquidity Sources, and Leverage charts) – Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, excluding amounts related to insurance activities


Securitizations (as shown on the Public Term Funding Plan chart) – Public securitizations, Rule 144A offerings sponsored by Ford Motor Credit, and widely distributed offerings by Ford Credit Canada


Term Asset-Backed Securities (as shown on the Funding Structure chart) – Obligations issued in securitization transactions that are payable only out of collections on the underlying securitized assets and related enhancements


Total Debt (as shown on the Leverage chart) – Debt on Ford Credit's balance sheet. Includes debt issued in securitizations and payable only out of collections on the underlying securitized assets and related enhancements. Ford Credit holds the right to receive the excess cash flows not needed to pay the debt issued by, and other obligations of, the securitization entities that are parties to those securitization transactions


The charts on the following pages detail first quarter 2017 key metrics and the change in first quarter 2017 pre-tax results compared with first quarter 2016 by causal factor for Ford Credit.



In the first quarter of 2017, Ford Credit's receivables were higher than a year ago, while pre-tax profit was lower, as expected. Overall, the portfolio continued to perform as expected. FICO scores remained consistent. The over-60-day delinquency ratio of 16 basis points continued to be at the low end of Ford Credit's historical experience. The loss-to-receivables ratio of 54 basis points, up 10 basis points year over year, was below, but approaching, Ford Credit's historical experience. Origination, servicing, and collection practices remained disciplined and consistent.





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Shown above are the details of the $33 million decline in Ford Credit's first quarter 2017 pre-tax profit. It was driven by unfavorable lease residual performance in the U.S., mainly higher supplemental depreciation in response to expected lower auction values in the lease portfolio.


The favorable volume and mix reflects primarily growth in retail receivables globally.


Ford Credit continues to expect 2017 full year pre-tax profit to be about $1.5 billion with improvement in 2018 as a result of less supplemental depreciation than in 2017.













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Ford Credit continues to prudently manage its lease portfolio.


In the first quarter of 2017, lease share was down compared to the prior year and remains below the industry average. In addition, Ford Credit's lease portfolio is smaller than major competitors.


Lease return volume in the first quarter of 2017 was up from the prior year as a result of increased leasing in the industry in recent years.


Ford Credit's used vehicle auction values in the first quarter of 2017 were lower than a year ago but seasonally higher than the prior quarter. Auction values were down across the portfolio year-over-year, consistent with the industry.


Ford Credit's loss metrics remain low and within our expectations.









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ALL OTHER


All Other is a combination of Central Treasury Operations (formerly Other Automotive) and Ford Smart Mobility LLC, two operating segments that did not meet the quantitative thresholds in this reporting period to qualify as reportable segments.


The Central Treasury Operations segment is primarily engaged in decision making for investments, risk management activities, and providing financing for the Automotive segment. Interest income (excluding interest earned on our extended service contract portfolio that is included in our Automotive segment), interest expense, gains and losses on cash equivalents and marketable securities, and foreign exchange derivatives associated with intercompany lending are included in the results of Central Treasury Operations. The underlying assets and liabilities, primarily cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, debt, and derivatives, remain with the Automotive segment.


Ford Smart Mobility LLC is a subsidiary formed to design, build, grow, and invest in emerging mobility services. Designed to compete like a start-up company, Ford Smart Mobility LLC will design and build mobility services on its own, and collaborate with start-ups and tech companies.


Our first quarter 2017 All Other pre-tax results were a loss of $212 million, an $86 million greater loss compared with a year ago. This increase is explained by higher net interest expense, lower net gains on cash equivalents and marketable securities, and Ford Smart Mobility LLC.


SPECIAL ITEMS


In Note 17 of the Notes to the Financial Statements, special items are reflected as a separate reconciling item, as opposed to being allocated among the Automotive segment, Financial Services segment, and All Other. This reflects the fact that management excludes these items from its review of operating segment results for purposes of measuring segment profitability and allocating resources.


Our pre-tax and tax special items were as follows:



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TAXES


Our tax provision in the first quarter of 2017 was $649 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 28.9%.


Our first quarter 2017 adjusted effective tax rate, which excludes special items, was 28.6%.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES



Automotive Segment


Liquidity . One of our key priorities is to maintain a strong balance sheet, while at the same time having resources available to grow our core business and invest in emerging opportunities. Based on our planning assumptions, we believe we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to continue to invest in new products and services that customers want and value, transform and grow our business, pay our debts and obligations as and when they come due, pay a sustainable regular dividend at the current level, and provide protection within an uncertain global economic environment.


Our key balance sheet metrics include total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (collectively "Automotive cash"), Automotive liquidity, which includes Automotive cash and total available committed credit lines, and cash net of debt.

At March 31, 2017, we had $28 billion of Automotive cash, of which 81% was held by consolidated entities domiciled in the United States. We target to have an average ongoing Automotive cash balance of about $20 billion. We expect to have periods when we will be above or below this amount due to: (i) future cash flow expectations, such as for pension contributions, debt maturities, capital investments, investments in emerging opportunities, or restructuring requirements, (ii) short-term timing differences, and (iii) changes in the global economic environment.



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Our Automotive cash investments primarily include U.S. Department of Treasury obligations, federal agency securities, bank time deposits with investment-grade institutions, corporate investment-grade securities, commercial paper rated A-1/P-1 or higher, and debt obligations of a select group of non-U.S. governments, non-U.S. governmental agencies, and supranational institutions. The average maturity of these investments is approximately one year, and adjusted based on market conditions and liquidity needs. We monitor our Automotive cash levels and average maturity on a daily basis.


In addition to our target Automotive cash balance, we also target to maintain a corporate credit facility, discussed below, for our Automotive business of about $10 billion to protect against exogenous shocks. We assess the appropriate long-term target for total Automotive liquidity, comprised of Automotive cash and the corporate credit facility, to be about $30 billion, which is an amount we believe is sufficient to support our business priorities and to protect our business. At March 31, 2017, we had $38.9 billion of Automotive liquidity. Our Automotive cash and Automotive liquidity targets could be reduced over time based on improved operating performance and changes in our risk profile.

Changes in Automotive Cash. Changes in Automotive cash are summarized below (in billions):



In managing our Automotive business, we classify changes in Automotive cash into operating and other items. Operating items include: Automotive segment pre-tax profits, capital spending, depreciation and tooling amortization, changes in working capital, and All Other and timing differences. Non-operating items include: separation payments, transactions with other segments, acquisitions and divestitures, changes in Automotive debt, contributions to funded pension plans, and dividends paid to shareholders.


Automotive operating cash flow was $2 billion in the first quarter of 2017, explained by Automotive segment pre-tax profits. Working capital, net spending, and timing differences offset one another.


Capital spending was $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2017, and our outlook for capital spending remains at about $7 billion for the full year. Based on expected cash flows and the identification of additional opportunities for profitable growth, the ongoing amount of capital spending to support product development, growth, restructuring, and infrastructure is expected to be between $8 billion and $9 billion per year through 2020.



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Shareholder distributions in the first quarter of 2017 were about $800 million, including a $200 million supplemental dividend. For the full year, we expect distributions to be about $2.7 billion.

With respect to "Changes in working capital," in general we carry relatively low Automotive segment trade receivables compared with our trade payables because the majority of our Automotive wholesales are financed (primarily by Ford Credit) immediately upon sale of vehicles to dealers, which generally occurs at the time the vehicles are gate-released shortly after being produced. In addition, our inventories are lean because we build to order, not for inventory. In contrast, our Automotive trade payables are based primarily on industry-standard production supplier payment terms generally ranging between 30 days to 45 days. As a result, our cash flow tends to improve as wholesale volumes increase, but can deteriorate significantly when wholesale volumes drop sharply. These working capital balances generally are subject to seasonal changes that can impact cash flow. For example, we typically experience cash flow timing differences associated with inventories and payables due to our annual summer and December shutdown periods, when production, and therefore inventories and wholesale volumes, are usually at their lowest levels, while payables continue to come due and be paid. The net impact of this typically results in cash outflows from changes in our working capital balances during these shutdown periods.


Available Credit Lines . Total committed Automotive credit lines at March 31, 2017 were $11.9 billion, consisting of $10.4 billion of our corporate credit facility and $1.5 billion of local credit facilities for use by our non-U.S. Automotive affiliates. At March 31, 2017, the utilized portion of the corporate credit facility was about $35 million, representing amounts utilized for letters of credit. At March 31, 2017, the utilized portion of the local credit facilities was about $940 million.


Lenders under our corporate credit facility have commitments to us totaling $13.4 billion, with 75% of the commitments maturing on April 30, 2021 and 25% of the commitments maturing on April 30, 2019. We have allocated $3 billion of commitments to Ford Credit on an irrevocable and exclusive basis to support its growth and liquidity. Any borrowings by Ford Credit under the corporate credit facility would be guaranteed by us.


The corporate credit facility is unsecured and free of material adverse change conditions to borrowing, restrictive financial covenants (for example, interest or fixed charge coverage ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, and minimum net worth requirements), and credit rating triggers that could limit our ability to obtain funding. The corporate credit facility contains a liquidity covenant that requires us to maintain a minimum of $4 billion in aggregate of domestic cash, cash equivalents, and loaned and marketable securities and/or availability under the facility. If our senior, unsecured, long-term debt does not maintain at least two investment grade ratings from Fitch, Moody's, and S&P (each as defined under "Credit Ratings" below), the guarantees of certain subsidiaries will be required.


We are in the process of amending our corporate credit facility, with the closing scheduled to occur on April 28, 2017. When complete, we expect to maintain total commitments of $13.4 billion, extend the respective maturity dates by one year, and maintain the $3 billion allocation to Ford Credit.


Debt. Total Automotive debt at March 31, 2017 was $16.2 billion, which is $300 million higher than at December 31, 2016. The increase primarily reflects an increase in local debt in international markets (as a result of the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers) and foreign currency exchange effects, offset partially by debt repayments.


Leverage. We manage Automotive debt levels with a leverage framework to maintain strong, investment grade credit ratings through a normal business cycle. The leverage framework includes a ratio of Automotive debt, underfunded pension liabilities, operating leases, and other adjustments, divided by Automotive income before income tax, adjusted for depreciation, amortization, interest expense on Automotive debt, and other adjustments. Ford Credit's leverage is calculated as a separate business as described in the Liquidity - Financial Services section of Item 2. Ford Credit is self-funding and its debt, which is used to fund its operations, is separate from our Automotive debt.





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Financial Services Segment


Ford Credit


Funding Overview. Ford Credit's primary funding and liquidity objective is to be well capitalized with a strong investment grade balance sheet and ample liquidity to support its financing activities and growth under a variety of market conditions, including short-term and long-term market disruptions. Ford Credit's funding strategy remains focused on diversification, and it plans to continue accessing a variety of markets, channels, and investors.


Ford Credit's liquidity profile continues to be diverse, robust, and focused on maintaining liquidity levels that meet its business and funding requirements. Ford Credit annually stress tests its balance sheet and liquidity to ensure that it continues to meet its financial obligations through economic cycles.


Funding Portfolio. The chart below shows the trends in funding for Ford Credit's managed receivables:



At March 31, 2017, Ford Credit's managed receivables were $140 billion, and were funded primarily with term debt and term asset-backed securities. Securitized funding as a percent of managed receivables was 35%.


Ford Credit expects the mix of securitized funding to trend lower over time. However, the calendarization of the funding plan may result in quarterly fluctuations of the securitized funding percentage.


In April 2017, FCE Bank plc launched Ford Money retail deposits for U.K. consumers, providing additional funding diversity.



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Public Term Funding Plan. The following chart shows Ford Credit's issuances for full-year 2015 and 2016, planned issuances for full-year 2017, and its global public term funding issuances through April 26, 2017, excluding short-term funding programs:



For 2017, Ford Credit's full-year forecast is unchanged with public term funding in the range of $24 billion to $30 billion. Through April 26, 2017, Ford Credit completed over $11 billion of public term issuance.


In April 2017, Ford Automotive Finance (China)'s securitization issuance earned the first auto-ABS international rating agency AAA rating in the market.






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Liquidity. Ford Credit defines gross liquidity as cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (excluding amounts related to insurance activities) and committed capacity (which includes its credit and asset-backed facilities and bank lines), less utilization of liquidity. Utilization of liquidity is the amount funded under Ford Credit's liquidity sources and also includes the cash and cash equivalents required to support securitization transactions. Securitization cash is cash held for the benefit of the securitization investors (for example, a reserve fund). Net liquidity available for use is defined as gross liquidity less certain adjustments for asset-backed capacity in excess of eligible receivables and cash related to the Ford Credit Revolving Extended Variable-utilization program ("FordREV"), which can be accessed through future sales of receivables. While not included in available liquidity, these adjustments represent additional funding sources for future originations


The following chart shows Ford Credit's liquidity sources and utilization:



Ford Credit's liquidity available for use will fluctuate quarterly based on factors including near-term debt maturities, receivable growth, and timing of funding transactions. Ford Credit targets liquidity of at least $25 billion. As of March 31, 2017, Ford Credit's liquidity available for use was up $2.3 billion from year-end 2016.


As of March 31, 2017, Ford Credit's liquidity remained strong at $29.3 billion. Ford Credit's sources of liquidity include cash, committed asset-backed facilities, unsecured credit facilities, and the corporate credit facility allocation. As of March 31, 2017, Ford Credit's liquidity sources including cash totaled $51.7 billion, up $800 million from year-end 2016.




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Leverage. Ford Credit uses leverage, or the debt-to-equity ratio, to make various business decisions, including evaluating and establishing pricing for finance receivable and operating lease financing, and assessing its capital structure.


The chart below shows the calculation of Ford Credit's financial statement leverage and managed leverage:



Ford Credit plans its managed leverage by considering prevailing market conditions and the risk characteristics of its business. At March 31, 2017, Ford Credit's financial statement leverage was 9.8:1, and its managed leverage was 9.1:1. Ford Credit targets managed leverage in the range of 8:1 to 9:1. Managed leverage continues to trend toward the target range.




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Total Company


Pension Plans - Underfunded Balances. As of March 31, 2017, our total Company pension underfunded status reported on our balance sheet was $8.5 billion and reflects the net underfunded status at December 31, 2016 updated for service and interest cost, expected return on assets, separation expense, actual benefit payments, and cash contributions.  The discount rate and rate of expected return assumptions are unchanged from year-end 2016, and the reported number does not reflect any impact from the changes in interest rates since year-end 2016.


Based on our planning assumptions for asset returns, discount rates, and contributions, we expect our funded status to improve at year-end 2017 compared to the end of last year.


CREDIT RATINGS


Our short-term and long-term debt is rated by four credit rating agencies designated as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSROs") by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:


DBRS Limited ("DBRS");

Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch");

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"); and

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Financial ("S&P").


In several markets, locally-recognized rating agencies also rate us. A credit rating reflects an assessment by the rating agency of the credit risk associated with a corporate entity or particular securities issued by that entity. Rating agencies' ratings of us are based on information provided by us and other sources. Credit ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold securities, and are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating agency may have different criteria for evaluating company risk and, therefore, ratings should be evaluated independently for each rating agency.


There have been no rating actions taken by these NRSROs since the filing of our 2016 Form10-K Report.


The following chart summarizes certain of the credit ratings and outlook presently assigned by these four NRSROs:

NRSRO RATINGS

Ford

Ford Credit

NRSROs

Issuer

Default /

Corporate /

Issuer Rating

Long-Term Senior Unsecured

Outlook / Trend

Long-Term Senior Unsecured

Short-Term

Unsecured

Outlook / Trend

Minimum Long-Term Investment Grade Rating

DBRS

BBB

BBB

Stable

BBB

R-2M

Stable

BBB (low)

Fitch

BBB

BBB

Stable

BBB

F2

Stable

BBB-

Moody's

N/A

Baa2

Stable

Baa2

P-2

Stable

Baa3

S&P

BBB

BBB

Stable

BBB

A-2

Stable

BBB-



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GDP AND INDUSTRY PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS


Based on the current environment, our GDP and industry planning assumptions include the following:



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PRODUCTION VOLUMES


The first quarter 2017 actual and second quarter 2017 forecasted production volumes for our Automotive business units are as follows:



Production volumes above include Ford brand and JMC brand vehicles produced by our unconsolidated affiliates.



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OUTLOOK


Based on the current economic environment, our Company and business unit guidance for 2017 and Company guidance for 2018 include the following:



For the full year, we have guided to a decline in total Company adjusted pre-tax profit from 2016. Essentially all of that decline occurred in the first quarter. The second through fourth quarters will vary positively and negatively versus prior-year periods; the third quarter is expected to be the lowest absolute profit due to seasonal factors and the launch of the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. In the aggregate, the balance of the year is expected to be flat to somewhat better than the same period in 2016.



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2017 Business Unit Guidance



The guidance above provides our latest assessment of the "puts and takes" for each region or segment compared to results a year ago. While our guidance remains unchanged, we are seeing a significant increase in headwinds from higher commodities, mainly steel but across most commodity groups. We are increasing our efforts to deliver greater cost efficiencies across all parts of the business to mitigate this headwind and further improve the fitness of our business.



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2018 Company Guidance



We expect total Company adjusted pre-tax profit this year to be about $9 billion, setting a platform for a stronger result in 2018. We expect this improvement to be led by gains in our core business, thanks to full-year availability of new high-margin vehicles such as the Lincoln Navigator and Expedition. We expect F-Series to continue to perform well in the market. We also anticipate Ford Credit to benefit from lower supplemental depreciation. And, at the same time, we will continue to invest in the emerging opportunities that will drive future growth and profitability for the Company.



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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATIONS


The following charts show our Non-GAAP financial measure reconciliations for: Adjusted Pre-Tax Profit, Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate, and Ford Credit Managed Receivables. The GAAP reconciliation for Ford Credit Managed Leverage can be found in the Financial Services Segment section of "Liquidity and Capital Resources."




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Supplemental Financial Information


The tables below provide supplemental consolidating financial information. The data is presented by our reportable segments, Automotive and Financial Services. All Other, Special Items, and Adjustments include our operating segments that did not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as a reportable segment, special items, eliminations of intersegment transactions, and deferred tax netting.


Selected Income Statement Information. The following table provides supplemental income statement information, by segment (in millions):

For the period ended March 31, 2017

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Revenues

$

36,475


$

2,669


$

2


$

39,146


Total costs and expenses

35,480


2,232


(8

)

37,704


Interest expense on Automotive debt

-


-


279


279


Other income/(loss), net

630


22


82


734


Equity in net income of affiliated companies

340


7


(1

)

346


Income/(loss) before income taxes

1,965


466


(188

)

2,243


Provision for/(Benefit from) income taxes

560


148


(59

)

649


Net income/(loss)

$

1,405


$

318


$

(129

)

$

1,594




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Selected Balance Sheet Information. The following tables provide supplemental balance sheet information, by segment, (in millions):

March 31, 2017

Assets

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,549


$

8,268


$

6


$

17,823


Marketable securities

18,479


3,687


-


22,166


Financial Services finance receivables, net

-


48,605


-


48,605


Trade and other receivables, less allowances

4,618


6,067


-


10,685


Inventories

10,535


-


-


10,535


Other assets

2,483


931


-


3,414


Receivable from other segments

13


1,855


(1,868

)

-


   Total current assets

45,677


69,413


(1,862

)

113,228


Financial Services finance receivables, net

-


50,694


-


50,694


Net investment in operating leases

1,486


26,428


-


27,914


Net property

32,504


161


3


32,668


Equity in net assets of affiliated companies

3,463


165


14


3,642


Deferred income taxes

13,639


206


(3,790

)

10,055


Other assets

4,323


1,517


53


5,893


Receivable from other segments

-


1,064


(1,064

)

-


   Total assets

$

101,092


$

149,648


$

(6,646

)

$

244,094


Liabilities

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Payables

$

22,146


$

1,110


$

1


$

23,257


Other liabilities and deferred revenue

17,802


976


12


18,790


Automotive debt payable within one year

3,100


-


-


3,100


Financial Services debt payable within one year

-


46,157


-


46,157


Payable to other segments

1,852


-


(1,852

)

-


   Total current liabilities

44,900


48,243


(1,839

)

91,304


Other liabilities and deferred revenue

23,493


1,087


3


24,583


Automotive long-term debt

13,110


-


-


13,110


Financial Services long-term debt

-


83,610


-


83,610


Deferred income taxes

183


4,356


(3,790

)

749


Payable to other segments

1,064


-


(1,064

)

-


   Total liabilities

$

82,750


$

137,296


$

(6,690

)

$

213,356




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Selected Cash Flow Information. The following tables provide supplemental cash flow information, by segment, (in millions):

For the period ended March 31, 2017

Cash flows from operating activities

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

$

3,262


$

1,084


$

(10

)

$

4,336


Reconciling Adjustments to Automotive Segment Operating Cash Flows*

Automotive capital spending

(1,696

)

Net cash flows from non-designated derivatives

134


Funded pension contributions

236


Separation payments

28


Other

52


Automotive Segment Operating Cash Flows

$

2,016


_________

*

We measure and evaluate our Automotive segment operating cash flow on a different basis than Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows. Automotive segment operating cash flow includes additional elements management considers to be related to our Automotive operating activities, primarily capital spending and non-designated derivatives, and excludes outflows for funded pension contributions, separation payments, and other items that are considered operating cash flows under U.S. GAAP. The table above quantifies the reconciling adjustments to Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities for the period ended March 31, 2017.


For the period ended March 31, 2017

Cash flows from investing activities

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Capital spending

$

(1,696

)

$

(10

)

$

-


$

(1,706

)

Acquisitions of finance receivables and operating leases

-


(13,467

)

-


(13,467

)

Collections of finance receivables and operating leases

-


10,695


-


10,695


Purchases of equity and debt securities

(6,994

)

(1,883

)

(1

)

(8,878

)

Sales and maturities of equity and debt securities

8,072


1,479


-


9,551


Settlements of derivatives

134


22


-


156


Other

(4

)

20


(6

)

10


Investing activity (to)/from other segments

(24

)

(3

)

27


-


Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities

$

(512

)

$

(3,147

)

$

20


$

(3,639

)


Cash flows from financing activities

Automotive

Financial

Services

All Other, Special Items, & Adjustments

Consolidated

Cash dividends

$

(795

)

$

-


$

-


$

(795

)

Purchases of Common Stock

-


-


-


-


Net changes in short-term debt

(51

)

709


-


658


Proceeds from issuance of other debt

10


13,243


-


13,253


Principal payments on other debt

(180

)

(11,731

)

-


(11,911

)

Other

(50

)

(35

)

-


(85

)

Financing activity to/(from) other segments

-


12


(12

)

-


Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

$

(1,066

)

$

2,198


$

(12

)

$

1,120


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

$

45


$

56


$

-


$

101





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Risk Factors


Statements included or incorporated by reference herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, including, without limitation:


Decline in industry sales volume, particularly in the United States, Europe, or China, due to financial crisis, recession, geopolitical events, or other factors; 

Lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of Ford's new or existing products or services, or failure to achieve expected growth;

Market shift away from sales of larger, more profitable vehicles beyond Ford's current planning assumption, particularly in the United States;

Continued or increased price competition resulting from industry excess capacity, currency fluctuations, or other factors;

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and interest rates;

Adverse effects resulting from economic, geopolitical, protectionist trade policies, or other events;

Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other limitations on production (whether as a result of labor disputes, natural or man-made disasters, tight credit markets or other financial distress, production constraints or difficulties, or other factors);

Single-source supply of components or materials;

Labor or other constraints on Ford's ability to maintain competitive cost structure;

Substantial pension and other postretirement liabilities impairing liquidity or financial condition;

Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for pension and other postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates or investment returns);

Restriction on use of tax attributes from tax law "ownership change;"  

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 regulations resulting in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales restrictions;

Unusual or significant litigation, governmental investigations, or adverse publicity arising out of alleged defects in products, perceived environmental impacts, or otherwise;

Adverse effects on results from a decrease in or cessation or clawback of government incentives related to investments;

Cybersecurity risks to operational systems, security systems, or infrastructure owned by Ford, Ford Credit, or a third-party vendor or supplier;  

Failure of financial institutions to fulfill commitments under committed credit and liquidity facilities;

Inability of Ford Credit to access debt, securitization, or derivative markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts, due to credit rating downgrades, market volatility, market disruption, regulatory requirements, or other factors;

Higher-than-expected credit losses, lower-than-anticipated residual values, or higher-than-expected return volumes for leased vehicles;

Increased competition from banks, financial institutions, or other third parties seeking to increase their share of financing Ford vehicles; and

New or increased credit regulations, consumer or data protection regulations, or other regulations resulting in higher costs and/or additional financing restrictions.


We cannot be certain that any expectation, forecast, or assumption made in preparing forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projection will be realized. It is to be expected that there may be differences between projected and actual results. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of their initial issuance, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For additional discussion, see "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2016 Form 10-K Report, as updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.



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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED


The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued the following standards, which are not expected to have a material impact (with the exception of standards 2016-02 and 2016-13) to our financial statements or financial statement disclosures:

Standard

Effective Date (a)

2016-18

Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash

January 1, 2018

2016-16

Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory

January 1, 2018

2016-15

Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

January 1, 2018

2016-01

Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

January 1, 2018

2017-08

Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs - Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

January 1, 2019

2016-02

Leases

January 1, 2019 (b)

2016-13

Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

January 1, 2020 (b)

__________

(a) Early adoption for each of the standards, except standard 2016-01, is permitted.

(b) For additional information, see Note 2 of the Notes to the Financial Statements.


OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION


The interim financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the periods ended

March 31, 2017 and 2016 has not been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"). In reviewing such information, PwC has applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for reviews of interim financial information. Readers should restrict reliance on PwC's reports on such information accordingly. PwC is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for its reports on interim financial information, because such reports do not constitute "reports" or "parts" of registration statements prepared or certified by PwC within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.



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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.


Automotive Segment

Foreign Currency Risk. The net fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts (including adjustments for credit risk), as of December 31, 2016 , was an asset of $528 million compared with an asset of $107 million as of March 31, 2017 . The potential decrease in fair value from a 10% adverse change in the underlying exchange rates, in U.S. dollar terms, was $2.7 billion at December 31, 2016 , compared with $2.7 billion at March 31, 2017 .


Commodity Price Risk. The net fair value of commodity forward contracts (including adjustments for credit risk) as of December 31, 2016 was an asset of $5 million, compared with an asset of $42 million as of March 31, 2017 . The potential decrease in fair value from a 10% adverse change in the underlying commodity prices, in U.S. dollar terms, was $54 million at December 31, 2016 , compared with $59 million at March 31, 2017 .


Financial Services Segment

Interest Rate Risk . To provide a quantitative measure of the sensitivity of its pre-tax cash flow to changes in interest rates, Ford Credit uses interest rate scenarios that assume a hypothetical, instantaneous increase or decrease of one percentage point in all interest rates across all maturities (a "parallel shift"), as well as a base case that assumes that all interest rates remain constant at existing levels. The differences in pre-tax cash flow between these scenarios and the base case over a 12-month period represent an estimate of the sensitivity of Ford Credit's pre-tax cash flow . Under this model, Ford Credit estimates that at March 31, 2017 all else constant, such an increase in interest rates would increase its pre-tax cash flow by $23 million over the next 12 months, compared with an increase of $21 million at December 31, 2016 . In reality, interest rate changes are rarely instantaneous or parallel and rates could move more or less than the one percentage point assumed in Ford Credit's analysis. As a result, the actual impact to pre-tax cash flow could be higher or lower than the results detailed above.



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ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures.


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Mark Fields, our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), and Bob Shanks, our Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), have performed an evaluation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), as of March 31, 2017 , and each has concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the CEO and CFO to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Beginning January 1, 2017, we implemented ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  Although the new revenue standard is expected to have an immaterial impact on our ongoing net income, we did implement changes to our processes related to revenue recognition and the control activities within them.  These included the development of new policies based on the five-step model provided in the new revenue standard, new training, ongoing contract review requirements, and gathering of information provided for disclosures.   


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6. Exhibits.


Please see exhibit index below.



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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 thereunto duly authorized.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY


By:

/s/ John Lawler

John Lawler, Vice President and Controller

(principal accounting officer)

Date:

April 27, 2017




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EXHIBIT INDEX

Designation

Description

Method of Filing

Exhibit 10.1

Executive Separation Allowance Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 10.2

Benefit Equalization Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 10.3

Defined Benefit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 10.4

Defined Contribution Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 10.5

Select Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 12

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 15

Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated April 27, 2017, relating to financial information.

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 31.1

Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of CEO.

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 31.2

Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of CFO.

Filed with this Report.

Exhibit 32.1

Section 1350 Certification of CEO.

Furnished with this Report.

Exhibit 32.2

Section 1350 Certification of CFO.

Furnished with this Report.

Exhibit 101.INS

XBRL Instance Document.

*

Exhibit 101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

*

Exhibit 101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

*

Exhibit 101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

*

Exhibit 101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

*

Exhibit 101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

*

__________

* Submitted electronically with this Report in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S-T.





















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