Ford Profit $1.1 Billion, Up 54%
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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co., the nation’s No. 2 car maker, today reported a net profit of nearly $1.1 billion for the second quarter, a company record for any quarter and a 54% improvement over the same period a year ago.
It was Ford’s first billion-dollar quarter since becoming a publicly held company 30 years ago. Ford said its earnings came to $4.02 a share, compared with $2.50 a share a year earlier.
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