In this June 28, 2009 photo, 2010 Mustangs and Mustang GT's sit at a Ford dealership in the Colorado city of Centennial. Executives at Ford Motor Co. were starting to party Wednesday, July 1, as the company reported its smallest sales decline since July of last year, a big sign that U.S. auto sales may be recovering from the worst slump in 27 years. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

In this June 28, 2009 photo, 2010 Mustangs and Mustang GT's sit at a Ford dealership in the Colorado city of Centennial. Executives at Ford Motor Co. were starting to party Wednesday, July 1, as the company reported its smallest sales decline since July of last year, a big sign that U.S. auto sales may be recovering from the worst slump in 27 years.

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  1. US actor Harisson Ford arrives with US actress Calista Flockhart to attend the screening of the movie 'The proposal' on september 12, 2009 at the 35th US film festival in Deauville, western France.
  2. Officials look at the first Ford Transit Connect car produced at the Ford factory in Craiova, 230km (143 miles) east of Bucharest September 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co launched production at its Romanian plant in the southwestern city of Craiova on Tuesday, seeking to sell their award-winning Transit Connect van on eastern European markets, officials said.
  3. Romania's President Traian Basescu exits from the first Ford Transit Connect car produced at the Ford factory in Craiova, 230km (143 miles) east of Bucharest September 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co launched production at its Romanian plant in the southwestern city of Craiova on Tuesday, seeking to sell their award-winning Transit Connect van on eastern European markets, officials said.
  4. Ford of Europe President John Fleming, right, poses with Romania's president Traian Basescu, left, next to the first Ford Transit Connect produced at the new Ford Motor Co. factory in Craiova, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co. launched production of its new model Transit Connect in Romania on Tuesday, two years after it took over a state auto maker in the country. The Transit Connect, a compact van, will sell for euro14,000 to euro15,600 ($20,000 to $22,000) in Romania and the United States.
  5. Ford of Europe President John Fleming, seen, at the new Ford Motor Co. factory in Craiova, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co. launched production of its new model Transit Connect in Romania on Tuesday, two years after it took over a state auto maker in the country. The Transit Connect, a compact van, will sell for euro14,000 to euro15,600 ($20,000 to $22,000) in Romania and the United States.
  6. Romanian workers walk by Ford Transit compact vans, on an assembly line of the new Ford Motor Co. factory in Craiova, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Ford Motor Co. launched production of its new model Transit Connect in Romania on Tuesday, two years after it took over a state auto maker in the country. The Transit Connect, a compact van, will sell for euro14,000 to euro15,600 ($20,000 to $22,000) in Romania and the United States.
  7. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala drives his Ford during day three of Rally Australia near Murwillumbah, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Brisbane, September 6, 2009. Picture taken September 6, 2009.
  8. Norway's Henning Solberg drives his Ford during day three of Rally Australia near Murwillumbah, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Brisbane, September 6, 2009. Picture taken September 6, 2009.
  9. Finland's Mikko Hirvonen drives his Ford during day three of Rally Australia near Murwillumbah, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Brisbane, September 6, 2009. Picture taken September 6, 2009.
  10. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala drives his Ford during day two of Rally Australia near Murwillumbah, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Brisbane September 5, 2009.
  11. Finland's Mikko Hirvonen drives his Ford during day two of Rally Australia near Murwillumbah, about 100 km (62 miles) south of Brisbane, in this September 5, 2009 handout picture.
  12. Mark Fields, executive vice president of Ford Motor Co. and its president for the Americas, speaks at the New York Press Club about Ford's plans and takes questions in New York, Friday, August 28, 2009.
  13. Vinny Sorrentino, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., attaches a VIN plate to a 2010 Ford Escape at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in Claycomo, Mo. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles.
  14. Vinny Sorrentino, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., attaches a VIN plate to a 2010 Ford Escape at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in Claycomo, Mo. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles.
  15. Gaila McGee, of Raytown, Mo., works on a 2010 Ford Escape hybrid taxi at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in Claycomo, Mo. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles.
  16. Kevin Lafollette, of Kansas City, Mo., installs engine components on a 2010 Ford Escape at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in Claycomo, Mo. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles.

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