NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) July 29, 2011--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it raised its senior unsecured issue-level ratings to 'BB-' on Ford Motor Co. (BB-/Pos/--) the same as the corporate credit rating, from 'B+'. The recovery rating was revised to '4', indicating our expectations of average (30% to 50%) recovery in the event of a default, from '5'. All other ratings are unaffected by this review of the recovery prospects for the senior unsecured debt at Ford. The upgrade of the unsecured issues reflects our view of the improved recovery prospects because of the ongoing decline in senior secured debt (partly offset by the increase in unrated second lien loans from the Department of Energy). At