NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 11, 2006--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it affirmed its 'B' bank loan and '2' recovery ratings on Ford Motor Co. (B/Negative/B-3) after the company increased the size of its proposed senior secured credit facilities to between $17.5 billion and $18.5 billion, up from $15 billion. The 'B' bank loan rating and '2' recovery rating indicate the expectation of substantial (80% to 100%) recovery of principal in the event of a payment default. (For the complete recovery analysis, see " Recovery Report: Ford Motor Co.?s Proposed $15 Billion Senior Secured Credit Facilities," published on RatingsDirect on Nov. 29, 2006.) In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'CCC+' issue rating on Ford's proposed $4.5