Stmnt re US Sales Operations

2 Nov 2007 14:25

Ford Motor Co02 November 2007 Contact: Mark Truby 313-323-0539 mtruby@ford.com FORD'S JIM FARLEY TO DRIVE U.S. SALES OPERATIONS IN ADDITION TO GLOBAL MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 2 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today that JimFarley, the company's new group vice president of Marketing and Communications,will add direct leadership of U.S. marketing, sales and service for Ford,Lincoln and Mercury vehicles to his duties when he joins Ford in mid-November. Farley will assume the duties of Francisco Codina, who recently retired fromFord. Farley will lead Ford's U.S. sales and marketing operations, whileintegrating and accelerating the company's marketing and communicationsactivities worldwide. "We are making great progress on delivering the vehicles people really want andvalue. Our quality and safety are on par with the best of the competition. Wehave the strongest product family we have ever had," said Alan Mulally, Ford'spresident and CEO. "Now with Jim's expanded role, he and Mark Fields will worktogether to help everybody understand that Ford cars and trucks are absolutelyworthy of consideration once again." Farley will report to Fields, Ford's executive vice president and president ofThe Americas, as the head of marketing, sales and service in the U.S. As thecompany's most senior marketing and communications leader, Farley will continueto report directly to Mulally. "Integrating Jim directly into the U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service team issmart business," Fields said. "He is a world-class talent who can help us betterengage customers and bring to life all of the reasons Ford has earned a place onconsumers' shopping lists again." Farley also will continue to work closely with the company's worldwide businessunit leaders and global product development organization to lead Ford's globalmarketing effort. He is eager to take on the additional sales and service rolein the U.S. and to help propel the company's transformation plan towardautomotive leadership and profitable growth. "Ford is one of the world's most admired companies because of our ability todevelop iconic products that connect with customers - and it all begins withensuring we are strong in our home market," Farley said. "I look forward toworking with the entire U.S. team as we engage customers and introduce even moreof them to the great family of Ford." Farley most recently was group vice president and general manager of Lexus,responsible for all sales, marketing and customer satisfaction activities forToyota's luxury brand. He joined Toyota in 1990 in the strategic-planningdepartment after receiving his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School. # # # Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across sixcontinents. With about 260,000 employees and about 100 plants worldwide, thecompany's core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Jaguar, LandRover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financialservices through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regardingFord's products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange