Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford (L), Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (2nd L), Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally and Ford President of the Americas Mark Fields (R) laugh during a news conference in Wayne, Michigan May 6, 2009. Ford announced on Wednesday it will invest $550 million to transform the Wayne Assembly plant to build Ford's next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford (L), Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (2nd L), Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally and Ford President of the Americas Mark Fields (R) laugh during a news conference in Wayne, Michigan May 6, 2009. Ford announced on Wednesday it will invest $550 million to transform the Wayne Assembly plant to build Ford's next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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  1. Ford Motor Co President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally attends a news conference after the opening ceremony of a new ford plant in Chongqing municipality September 25, 2009. Ford said on Friday it expects to return to the black in 2011, as it cemented ties with the fast-growing and lucrative China market with plans to build a new plant there.
  2. Ford Motor Co President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally attends a news conference after the opening ceremony of a new ford plant in Chongqing municipality September 25, 2009. Ford said on Friday it expects to return to the black in 2011, as it cemented ties with the fast-growing and lucrative China market with plans to build a new plant there.
  3. Ford Motor Co President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally attends a news conference after the opening ceremony of a new ford plant in Chongqing municipality September 25, 2009. Ford said on Friday it expects to return to the black in 2011, as it cemented ties with the fast-growing and lucrative China market with plans to build a new plant there.
  4. Ford chief executive Alan Mulally waves during a ground breaking ceremony for a new assembly plant of its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda in southwest China's Chongqing, Friday Sept. 25, 2009. Ford Motor Co. said Friday it plans to spend $490 million on building a third assembly plant in China, ramping up production to meet surging demand in this fast-growing market as the U.S. automaker expands in Asia. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  5. Ford Motor Company President Alan Mulally, center, speaks with media after unveiling the Ford Figo in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Ford Motor Co. will manufacture the low-cost compact car in India from early next year, the automaker said Wednesday, as it seeks to boost sales in fast-growing Asia.
  6. Ford Motor Company President Alan Mulally, left, and President of Ford India Michael Boneham pose for media at the unveiling of the Figo in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Ford Motor Co. will manufacture the low-cost compact car in India from early next year, the automaker said Wednesday, as it seeks to boost sales in fast-growing Asia.
  7. 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.
  8. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: James Courtney drives the #18 Jim Beam Racing Ford during race 26 for the Sydney 500 Grand Finale, which is round 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, on the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  9. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Jason Bright driving the #25 Britek Motorsport Ford is chased by James Courtney drives the #18 Jim Beam Racing Ford during race 26 for the Sydney 500 Grand Finale, which is round 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, on the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  10. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: James Courtney drives the #18 Jim Beam Racing Ford during race 26 for the Sydney 500 Grand Finale, which is round 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, on the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  11. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Jamie Whincup drives the #1 Team Vodafone Ford during race 26 for the Sydney 500 Grand Finale, which is round 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, on the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  12. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: James Courtney drives the #18 Jim Beam Racing Ford during race 26 for the Sydney 500 Grand Finale, which is round 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, on the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  13. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Jon Lauckner, General Motors Vice President of Global Product Planning, answer questions from the media at the GM Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  14. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  15. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gives a thumbs-up to the crowd of media and General Motors workers as she drives a new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle to the stage at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to a stage December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new vehicle at the plant.
  16. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.

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  4. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Pearl Harbor veteran Dan Fruchter speaks during a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the attack on the American naval base December 7, 2009 on the USS Intrepid in New York City. Veterans groups around the country hold ceremonies every year in December on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt predicted would 'live in infamy' and prompted America's entry into World War II.
  5. Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean listens to priest Diego Monrroy in front of an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, inside the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City, December 7, 2009. Jean is in Mexico on an official visit.
  6. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Clarke Simmons (L) and Aaron Chabin, both of New York and both veterans who were servining in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941, carry a wreath to lay in the sea during a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the event December 7, 2009 on the USS Intrepid in New York City. Veterans groups around the country hold ceremonies every year in December on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt predicted would 'live in infamy' and prompted America's entry into World War II.
  7. Milan's Major Letizia Moratti arrives at La Scala opera house in Milan December 7, 2009. Director Daniel Barenboim conducts George Bizet's "Carmen" which will open the 2010 opera season.
  8. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: A wreath festooned with a ribbon commemorating the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 is seen during a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the event December 7, 2009 on the USS Intrepid in New York City. Veterans groups around the country hold ceremonies every year in December on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt predicted would 'live in infamy' and prompted America's entry into World War II.
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