Ford reported declines on the previous year's dynamic performance. Total volumes slipped back marginally to 6.32m vehicles, and revenues declined 2% to $144bn. Net income more than halved from the previous

In other marketer moves, Ford named Mark LaNeve, a former marketing chief at GM and Allstate, as its new SVP, US sales, marketing & service. LaNeve left GM after its bankruptcy filing in 2009 to join

US giants Ford and Chevrolet maintain their positions at #3 and #4, but Chevrolet suffered a near-5% decline to 4.79m, compared with Ford's 1% climb to 5.81m. Chevrolet's slump, the result of its withdrawal