3 Weeks Ago, WCCO says (in Ford Posts Surprising $1B In Third-Quarter Profits) Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.

And AZ Central.com says (in Ford surprises with $1B profit; sees profit in 2011) Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.

And cbs4denver.com says (in Ford Posts $1B In Third-Quarter Profits) Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.

And just-auto.com says (in US: Ford now predicts 2011 as "solidly profitable" after strong Q3) Ford on Monday announced third quarter net income of US$997m, up $1.2bn from the third quarter of 2008, pre-tax operating profit up $3.9bn to $1.1bn - its first pre-tax operating profit since the first quarter of 2008 - and an operating profit of $357m at its North America operations, the fir...