2006 should be a lot more challenging with the fuel bill expected to soar.

The announcement of worse than expected numbers and a recommended offer at around the closing share price could be seen as something of a triumph.

Here's the problem -- fuel, fuel and fuel. When you're looking at a bill that is $600 million more than last year, you have to govern yourself accordingly.

Bill Ford understands that to survive, Ford will need to make many more fuel-efficient vehicles,

Last year we agreed to come back for permission to store fuel. I think this bill is redundant.

We have 85 percent of our fuel bill hedged at $26 a barrel. Because we were able to purchase insurance against those high prices, we're paying a lower average per gallon than the rest of the industry.