Item 8.01. Other Events.

Our news release dated January 3, 2013 concerning U.S. retail sales in December 2012 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and incorporated by reference herein.

On January 3, 2013, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement relating to our public offering of $2 billion principal amount of 4.75% Notes due January 15, 2043. Settlement of the issuance is scheduled for January 8, 2013.
In the Use of Proceeds section of the prospectus supplement, we stated that we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to redeem higher cost outstanding debt and to accelerate contributions to our pension plans during 2013 to continue de-risking these pension plans.
One of the key priorities of our One Ford plan is to finance the plan and improve the balance sheet. With this offering, we are taking advantage of what we consider to be very favorable market conditions to issue low-cost, long-term debt to improve our balance sheet.
Our news release dated January 3, 2013, concerning redemption of our 7.50% Notes due June 10, 2043 is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBITS* Designation Description Method of Filing

Exhibit 99.1 News release dated January 3, 2013 concerning Filed with this Report December 2012 U.S. retail sales

Exhibit 99.2 News release dated January 3, 2013 concerning Filed with this Report redemption of 7.50% Notes due June 10, 2043