A United States flag flies in front of the Ford Motor Company's historic Rouge Plant complex in Dearborn, Michigan in this January 5, 2007 file photo. Ford Motor Company posted a $2.98 billion quarterly operating loss on November 7, 2008 amid the auto industry downturn and the credit crisis that has spread from North America to other regions of the world. Ford also announced that its automotive unit had burned through $7.7 billion in cash and would cut salaried expenses by another ten per cent. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/Files (UNITED STATES)