Ford has raised its head in the third quarter. , in which its net profit plummeted by 86% due to the tariff war started by the US president, Donald Trump, which even hits its own national manufacturers, the company managed to recover and skyrocket its profit between July and September to 2,400 million dollars, about 2,066 million euros at the current exchange rate, which is 166.7% more than in the same period of 2024. Thus, in the In the first nine months of the year, the company, which has a factory in Almussafes (Valencia), earned 2.9 billion dollars (almost 2.5 billion euros) in the first nine months, 29.3% less.
By divisions, the company has a problem in its business, which has reported a negative ebit (earnings before interest and taxes) of 3,588 million dollars so far this year (about 3,089 million euros). In the third quarter alone, the electric vehicle has caused a loss of 1,410 million dollars (1,214 million euros). This has been offset by its combustion vehicle division, with an ebit of $2,297 million and, above all, with its commercial vehicles, which generated a positive ebit of $5,612 million.
The company has also registered a record turnover between July and September, up to 50,500 million dollars (43,476 million euros), 9% more year-on-year. The president and CEO of the company, Jim Farley, has assured in a statement issued at the close of the session on Wall Street this Thursday that these results have been possible thanks to “the incredible products and services” that the company offers and the “disciplined approach to costs and quality.” “We enter 2026 as a stronger and more agile company. We will continue to focus on execution and quickly make the right strategic decisions in propulsion, alliances and technology that will generate great value for our clients,” added the manager of a company, which has still admitted a negative impact of 700 million dollars (603 million euros) due to Trump’s tariffs.
When extra taxes are imposed on this sector—which in the case of vehicles imported from Europe is 15%—paradoxically, the shock wave can also hit the domestic manufacturers of the country that imposes the tariffs. This is because, both in the production of components and cars. Ford, for example, produces in Mexico, a country on which the United States has imposed tariffs.
“The strength of our underlying business was evidenced in our third quarter results. Adjusting for tariffs, year-over-year adjusted ebit improved by $700 million. Ford is determined to achieve greater growth, higher margins, greater capital efficiency and greater durability, as we offer excellent products, software and physical services to customers around the world,” said Sherry House, Ford CFO.
The company, which in 2027—on which the responsibility will fall to revitalize a plant that is experiencing low hours, solely with the production of the Kuga—sold 3.31 million cars in the world in the first nine months of the year, 1% more. In the third quarter alone, deliveries amounted to 1.15 million, 6% more than in the same period of the previous year.
