Legal Proceedings.
−Removed: PRODUCT LIABILITY MATTERS
−Removed: Ford (as previously reported on page 35 of our 2024 Form 10-K Report).
−Removed: Plaintiffs in this product liability action filed in Georgia state court alleged that the roof of a 2002 Ford F-250 involved in a rollover accident was defectively designed.
−Removed: During the first trial in 2018, the judge declared a mistrial, ruled that Ford’s attorneys had violated pre-trial rulings while presenting evidence, and sanctioned Ford by prohibiting Ford from introducing any evidence at the second trial to show that the roof design of the F-250 was not defective.
−Removed: During the second trial in August 2022, a jury found that Pep Boys (the party that sold the tires on the vehicle involved in the rollover accident) was responsible for 30% of the damages, and Ford, as a direct result of the sanctions order prohibiting Ford from presenting its defense, was responsible for 70% of the damages, resulting in $16.8 million in damages being apportioned to Ford.
−Removed: The jury subsequently awarded punitive damages against Ford in the amount of $1.7 billion.
−Removed: We filed post-trial motions seeking a new trial, and on September 14, 2023, the trial court denied our post-trial motions.
−Removed: On October 13, 2023, Ford filed a notice of appeal with the Georgia Court of Appeals, and on November 1, 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals vacated the trial court’s judgment and remanded the matter for a new trial.
−Removed: On November 7, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their notice of intent to petition the Georgia Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, and on December 19, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their petition with the Georgia Supreme Court.
−Removed: Ford filed its response to the petition on February 5, 2025.
−Removed: On August 12, 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court denied plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari.
−Removed: On September 12, 2025, following a settlement reached between the plaintiffs and Ford, plaintiffs filed a Notice of Dismissal with Prejudice.
−Removed: Ford (as previously reported on page 64 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025).
−Removed: Plaintiffs, the adult children of Debra and Herman Mills, filed this product liability action against Ford in the U.S.
−Removed: District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on May 23, 2023, alleging that the roof of a 2015 Ford F-250 involved in a rollover accident was defectively designed.
−Removed: After a trial in February 2025, a jury found that Ford was responsible for 85% of the damages, resulting in $25.9 million in damages being apportioned to Ford.
−Removed: The jury subsequently awarded punitive damages against Ford in the amount of $2.5 billion, after which we filed post-trial motions with the trial court.
−Removed: On September 12, 2025, following a settlement reached between the plaintiffs and Ford, this matter was dismissed.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
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OTHER MATTERS
−Removed: Brazilian Tax Matters (as previously reported on page 37 of our 2024 Form 10-K Report, page 64 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and page 67 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025).
+Added: Brazilian Tax Matters (as previously reported on page 38 of our 2025 Form 10-K Report).
One Brazilian state (São Paulo) and the Brazilian federal tax authority currently have outstanding substantial tax assessments against Ford Motor Company Brasil Ltda.
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