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Ford Motor Co. is on a roll right now. The automaker just announced a 2013 pre-tax profit of $8.6 billion, an increase of $603 million from a year ago, as well as its highest full year automotive pre-tax profit in more than a decade. Ford was the best-selling brand in Canada last year and posted record profits in North America and Asia Pacific.