Kerkorian Takes Final Lumps On Ford - Miriam Marcus, Forbes, 12.29.08
With auto sales slowing and pressures mounting on investors amid a plunging stock market, the 91-year-old billionaire began to divest in October, pummeling Ford’s stock
Worker Lawsuit Over Ford Stock to Go Forward - Ed White, The Associated Press, December 29, 2008
A judge has ordered Ford Motor to start discussing settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of employees who had company stock as a retirement investment. The suit claims Ford failed to inform participants of a "myriad of systemic, internal and marketplace problems ... which threatened the viability of the company," affecting the stock value. From April 2000 to April 2006, the stock fell approximately 70 percent. A similar lawsuit involving GM employees and company stock settled this year for $37.5 million.
AUTOMAKERS DON'T NEED LOANS - THEY NEED CUSTOMERS - By Paul Proctor, NewsWithViews.com, December 13, 2008

'We made mistakes' says GM boss - BBC, 4 December 2008
General Motors boss Rick Wagoner and his Ford counterpart Alan Mulally have admitted making mistakes in the way that they have run their businesses...
- 19 novembre 2008: Roma, udienza processo FIDAUTO/FORD ITALIA+3: Andrea FORMICA non si presenta per la seconda volta, il giudice lo multa per 250 euro... prossima udienza: 13 maggio 2009, ore 12. Lo preleveranno i carabinieri?
Ford sells Mazda stake to raise $540m - By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo, FT, November 18 2008
Dark Days Ahead for European Auto Producers - LPAC, November 14, 2008
A serious, additional blow has been delivered to the automobile industry in Europe, with the decision of three large European insurers to withdraw credit insurance to all GM and Ford suppliers
Why GM, Ford and Chrysler are broke  - Susoni, 12 November 2008
GMAC aims to become bank to tap U.S. Treasury for cash - By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, October 30, 2008
GMAC LLC, the money-losing auto finance and mortgage provider, on Thursday confirmed it was seeking to become a bank holding company and said it plans to overhaul and slash its debt load
FORD: KERKORIAN SI SPAZIENTISCE E VENDE - di WSI, 21 Ottobre 2008
Il miliardario americano, a capo del fondo d'investimento Tracinda, ha venduto oltre 7 milioni di titoli della casa automobilistica
GM shares fall 30 percent after S&P statement - By Bree Fowler, AP Auto Writer, October 9, 2008
GM, Ford shares plummet after S&P places ratings on CreditWatch for possible downgrade. Ford shares hadn't fallen that low since June 1, 1983, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices.
U.S. Auto Sales Tumble 13%, Led by GM, Ford, Toyota - By Mike Ramsey, Bloomberg, Aug. 1, 2008
GM, Ford `On the Verge of Bankruptcy,' Altman Says - By Greg Miles and Caroline Salas, Bloomberg, July 22, 2008

"Slowly, these institutions began making large loans to other Agency front businesses. Many of them flourished regardless of the initial intent to strip them systematically of their assets. Those which failed to provide an unending “money funnel” were soon brought to Court.... Prior to permitting entry into such proceedings all visual assets were stripped and/or removed from the insolvent companies..."
The Ford Foundation and the CIA: A documented case of philanthropic collaboration with the Secret Police - by James Petras, 15 December 2001
The collaboration of respectable and prestigious foundations, according to one former CIA operative, allowed the Agency to fund "a seemingly limitless range of covert action programs affecting youth groups, labor unions, universities, publishing houses and other private institutions"
U.S. carmakers are flat-out hurting: shares of General Motors sink to their lowest since 1974 on a Wall Street downgrade. Ford also declines - By Ken Bensinger, LA Times, June 27, 2008
Filing for bankruptcy protection, most analysts agree, would be a last resort for any of the carmakers...
Il Giudice di Novi Ligure, Davide Albini trasmette alla Procura di Alessandria gli atti (visibili in esclusiva sul Vblog di Stefano Salvi) inerenti i seguenti reati ravvisati a carico della Ford Italia e della Ford Credit Europe:
1- Truffa aggravata…
2- Ostacolo all’esercizio delle funzioni delle Autorità pubbliche di vigilanza…
3- False comunicazioni sociali…
Ford warns of weaker U.S. sales impact, cuts output - Reuters, Jun 20, 2008
Intervista di Stefano Salvi all'ex concessionario FORD di Sciacca (video) - 5 giugno 2008 (prossimamente, forse)
Intervista di Stefano Salvi a Paolo Gagliano (video) - 5 giugno 2008 (prossimamente, forse)
Stefano Salvi intervistato da Michele Aglio (Telecolor) - marzo 2007
ALTA MAFIA - Canicattì: sequestrati 7 milioni di euro ad imprenditore - AG, 05 / 06 / 2008
MAFIA: AGRIGENTO, OPERAZIONE «SUMMIT». CONFISCATI BENI PER UN VALORE DI 7 MLN DI EURO - PRIMA, 04/06/08
Ford to cut up to 12 percent of salaried jobs: report - Reuters, May 28, 2008
GM, Ford stock extend slide on dimming outlook - By Soyoung Kim, Reuters, May 27, 2008

---