Article: Ford Credit says it's on the mend.(Ford Motor Co. lost over $5 bn in 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Either Ford Motor Credit Co. is better off than parent company Ford Motor Co. said it was just a few short months ago or else it is improving faster than expected - or a bit of both.

Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford's preferred spin was, ``improving faster than expected,'' in a presentation for Wall Street analysts on May 15, in Dearborn, Mich.

Vice Chairman Carl Reichardt, on the other hand, said Ford Credit was in better shape than previously thought.

``Ford Credit has turned around faster than we anticipated, and we're already seeing some results,'' Bill Ford said. ``I sleep better at night, knowing that is one land mine that's not going to ...

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