Overall, Ford's sales increased 37% during the first quarter; the increases posted in February and March were the company's best monthly gains since 1984.

By 2008 13.2% of the Labour force was foreign-born, two-thirds up on the figure in 2002.

A tier-one country has confirmed resistance; a tier-two country is one that neighbours or has a significant migrant flow from a tier-one country. Tier three includes everywhere else, including Africa.