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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F): Current price $13.37

Ford reduced Chief Executive Alan Mulally’s compensation by 29 percent in 2012, subseqeunt to the automaker not attaining its targets for profit, cash flow and market share. According to a regulatory filing, Mulally received $2 million in salary, $3.95 million in bonus and $15 million in stock, options along with other compensation, comparing with $2 million in salary, $5.46 million in bonus and $22 million in 2011. Presently, Ford is restructuring its European operations and adding plants in China to avert losses in those regions, which weigh heavly on the company as it depends on profits in North America.

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