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• U.S. pickup buyers helped steer Ford Motor to one of its best years. The carmaker’s profit surged 90 percent, to $3.04 billion, in the fourth quarter, thanks primarily to buyers in North America and Asia. Ford sold 6.3 million vehicles last year, a 12 percent increase over 2012. Yet the company warned of a bumpy road ahead: It expects little change in sales and slimmer margins in 2014 as it retools production lines for 23 new or significantly updated models.