DETROIT: Ford Motor Co. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 90 percent from a year earlier, leading company officials to say the automaker's costs are too high and to pledge more belt-tightening this year.

Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said Ford should have done better last year, and it left $2 billion in profits on the table that were within its control. He said Ford will correct that with improved urgency and execution this year.

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