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FORD MOTOR CO 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Sep 25, 2007)

Filed September 25, 2007For Securities:FF-PCF-PDF-PB

Summary

Ford Motor Company filed this Form 8-K on September 25, 2007, to provide XBRL-formatted financial information related to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007. This filing is part of the SEC's voluntary XBRL program, aimed at testing the eXtensible Business Reporting Language technology for financial data. The company included an "Intelligent Financial Statement" PDF with embedded XBRL data for enhanced viewing and interaction. Investors should note that this XBRL data is unaudited and supplemental. Ford explicitly states that this information should not be relied upon for investment decisions; instead, investors should refer to the formally filed Form 10-Q Report. This 8-K is primarily informational for the SEC's testing purposes and does not constitute a formal financial filing subject to certain liabilities under the Exchange Act.

Key Highlights

  • 1Ford Motor Company submitted an 8-K to provide XBRL-formatted financial data from its June 30, 2007, 10-Q filing.
  • 2This filing is part of the SEC's voluntary XBRL program to test the eXtensible Business Reporting Language technology.
  • 3An "Intelligent Financial Statement" PDF, with embedded XBRL data, is included as an exhibit.
  • 4The XBRL data is unaudited and intended for testing purposes, not for investment decisions.
  • 5Investors are directed to rely on the original Form 10-Q filing for actual financial statements and investment decisions.
  • 6The information in this 8-K and its exhibits are not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide Ford Motor Company's financial information from its June 30, 2007, 10-Q report in an XBRL format, as part of the SEC's voluntary program to test this new financial reporting technology.

No, investors should not rely on the XBRL data provided in this filing for investment decisions. Ford explicitly states that this data is unaudited and supplemental, and investors should refer to the formally filed Form 10-Q Report for accurate financial information.

The "Intelligent Financial Statement" is a supplemental PDF file attached to this 8-K that contains financial data from Ford's Form 10-Q embedded with XBRL data. It allows users to view XBRL tags by hovering over data points on their computer screen.

No, the filing specifies that the information within this 8-K and its exhibits shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and thus is not subject to the liabilities of that section, except as expressly stated in future filings.