OREANDA-NEWS. Ford Motor Company today reported its 2015 second quarter financial results. The company delivered a pre-tax profit of $2.9 billion, up $269 million or 10 percent from a year ago. The company also posted net income of $1.9 billion, up $574 million or 44 percent from the same period in 2014. This was the 24th consecutive profitable quarter for Ford.

Additionally, second quarter 2015 was one of the strongest quarters in Ford’s recent history with its best Automotive quarterly profit since 2000, record any quarter profit in North America and record second quarter profit in Asia Pacific.

“We delivered an outstanding second quarter, a great first half of 2015, and we are confident the second half of the year will be even stronger,” said Ford President and CEO Mark Fields. “The entire Ford team is focused on accelerating our One Ford plan, delivering product excellence and driving innovation in every part of our business,” he said.