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FORD MOTOR CO 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Aug 22, 2006)

Filed August 22, 2006For Securities:FF-PCF-PDF-PB

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from Ford Motor Company, dated August 22, 2006, primarily serves to announce the voluntary submission of XBRL-formatted financial data. Ford is participating in the SEC's XBRL program, attaching financial information from its previously filed June 30, 2006, Form 10-Q Report in an XBRL format, alongside a supplemental PDF with embedded XBRL data. This submission is intended for SEC testing purposes to evaluate the XBRL technology and format. Investors should note that the XBRL-formatted information presented in this 8-K is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The company explicitly states that investors should continue to refer to the official Form 10-Q Report filed on August 4, 2006, for accurate and formal financial statements. The filing also clarifies that the content of this 8-K and its exhibits are not considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Key Highlights

  • 1Ford Motor Company is participating in the SEC's voluntary XBRL program.
  • 2The company is submitting XBRL-formatted financial data from its June 30, 2006, Form 10-Q.
  • 3A supplemental PDF document ('Intelligent Financial StatementTM') with embedded XBRL data is provided.
  • 4The XBRL-formatted information is unaudited and intended for SEC testing purposes.
  • 5Investors are advised NOT to rely on the XBRL data for investment decisions; the official Form 10-Q should be consulted.
  • 6The filing clarifies that the content is not considered 'filed' under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce Ford Motor Company's participation in the SEC's voluntary XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) program by submitting XBRL-formatted financial data from its recent Form 10-Q report. This submission is for the SEC to test the XBRL format and technology.

No, investors should not rely on the XBRL-formatted information provided in this filing for investment decisions. The filing explicitly states that this XBRL data is unaudited and is intended for SEC testing. Investors should continue to refer to the official Form 10-Q Report filed on August 4, 2006.

The exhibits attached to this filing are various XBRL documents, including an Instance Document (EX-100.INS), Schema Document (EX-100.SCH), Presentation Linkbase Document (EX-100.PRE), Calculation Linkbase Document (EX-100.CAL), and Label Linkbase Document (EX-100.LAB). A supplemental PDF file containing embedded XBRL data is also provided.

No, this filing does not contain new financial results or operational updates. It is solely focused on the technical submission of financial data in XBRL format for testing purposes. The actual financial information is derived from the Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2006.