Data Overview

Measuring Performance Against Our Business Principles

This table provides five-year performance data according to a set of key indicators. This table, the additional data and the performance sections of this report are all organized by Ford's Business Principles. The Business Principles guide our conduct and day-to-day decision-making in major areas of sustainability performance.

We have made some modifications to the table of indicators for this report. For our next report, we will conduct a full review of our sustainability indicators to ensure that they are aligned with our strategy and help to drive progress. We are also reviewing our indicators in light of the revised Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines.

This report covers the year 2006 and early 2007. The data are primarily for 2006 (for operations) and for the 2006 and 2007 model years (for vehicles). The data cover all of Ford Motor Company's wholly and majority-owned operations globally, unless otherwise noted. Changes in the basis for reporting or reclassifications of data previously reported are noted below.

This report is aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines released in October 2006, at a self-declared application level of A+. A complete index of GRI indicators is available here. More information on the Global Reporting Initiative and the application levels is available at www.globalreporting.org.

We will protect the safety and health of those who make, distribute or use our products.

Indicators we report on	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Vehicle
U.S. safety recalls, number per calendar year1	16	16	21	16	11
U.S. units recalled, number of million units	2.3	3.4	5.0	6.0	1.7
IIHS Top Safety Picks, number of vehicles2				2	3
Workplace
Lost-time case rate (per 100 employees), Ford Motor Company	2.1	1.8	1.2	1.4	1.1
Severity rate (per 100 employees), days lost per 200,000 hours worked	31.9	31.5	23.5	23.2	14.5

Full report for this Principle

Recalls are by calendar year rather than model year. A single recall may affect several vehicle lines and/or several model years. The same vehicle may have multiple recalls. (Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.)

To earn a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a vehicle must receive a rating of “good” in offset frontal impact, side impact and rear impact evaluations, and offer electronic stability control. Top Safety Picks are the best vehicle choices for safety within size categories. 2005 (2006 model year) was the first year IIHS issued Top Safety Picks.

As we attempt to balance frequently changing government and nongovernment test requirements with real-world safety, we have continued to assess the appropriate metrics for measuring our performance. We have chosen to present public domain safety ratings for all of our models, rather than a percentage of models tested receiving a particular star rating.