Filed under: Earnings, Honda Motor Co, Ford Motor Co, Toyota, General Motors, Autos
Ford (F) earned $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012. That was a little ahead of analyst expectations, but down quite a bit from the $2.55 billion that the company earned in the first quarter of 2011.Higher taxes were responsible for part of that difference, but losses in Europe and Asia also weighed on earnings. But there's no denying Ford's strength in its home market, where the Blue Oval turned in a record result.
Elegant Strategy, Strong Results at Home
Ford's pre-tax profit in...
Ford Profits Cruise Ahead in U.S. While Europe Hits the Brakes originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-04-30T11:55:00Z.
