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The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2010 Ford sold Volvo to Geely Automobile.Ford will discontinue the Mercury brand at the end of 2010.
Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Henry Ford's methods came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914.
Ford is currently the second largest automaker in the U.S. and the fourth-largest in the world based on number of vehicles sold annually, directly behind Volkswagen Group. In 2007, Ford fell from second to third in US annual vehicle sales for the first time in 56 years, behind only General Motors and Toyota. However, Ford occasionally outsells Toyota in shorter periods (most recently, during the summer months of 2009). By the end of 2009, Ford was the third largest automaker in Europe (behind Volkswagen and PSA Peugeot Citroën). Ford is the seventh-ranked overall American-based company in the 2008 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues in 2008 of $146.3 billion. In 2008, Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide. During the automotive crisis, Ford's worldwide unit volume dropped to 4.817 million in 2009. Despite the adverse conditions, Ford ended 2009 with a net profit of $2.7 billion. Starting in 2007, Ford received more initial quality survey awards from J. D. Power and Associates than any other automaker. Five of Ford's vehicles ranked at the top of their categories and fourteen vehicles ranked in the top three.
Brands and marques
Today, Ford Motor Company manufactures automobiles under several names including Lincoln and Mercury in the United States. Ford plans to discontinue the Mercury brand at the end of 2010. In 1958, Ford introduced a new marque, the Edsel, but poor sales led to its discontinuation in 1960. Later, in 1985, the Merkur brand was introduced to market Fords from Europe in the United States; it met a similar fate in 1989.
Ford has major manufacturing operations in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, the People's Republic of China, and several other countries, including South Africa where, following divestment during apartheid, it once again has a wholly owned subsidiary. Ford also has a cooperative agreement with Russian automaker GAZ.
Ford acquired British sports car maker Aston Martin in 1989, but sold it on March 12, 2007, retaining a small minority stake, and bought Volvo Cars of Sweden in 1999, selling it to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010. In November 2008 it reduced its 33.4% controlling interest in Mazda of Japan, to a 13.4% non-controlling interest. It shares an American joint venture plant in Flat Rock, Michigan called Auto Alliance with Mazda. It has spun off its parts division under the name Visteon.
Ford sold the United Kingdom-based Jaguar and Land Rover companies and brands to Tata Motors of India in March 2008.
Ford's FoMoCo parts division sells aftermarket parts under the Motorcraft brand name.
Ford's non-manufacturing operations include organizations such as automotive finance operation Ford Motor Credit Company. Ford also sponsors numerous events and sports facilities around the US, most notably Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City and Ford Field in downtown Detroit.
Overall the Ford Motor Company controls the following operational car marques: Ford, Lincoln and Mercury.
| Marque | Years used | Markets |
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 Ford |
1903–present | Global |
| Lincoln |
1922–present | North America, Middle East |
| Mercury |
1939–2010 | North America, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Middle East |
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Trucks
- Ford A-Series (Light truck, Europe)
- Ford C-Series (Medium-Duty C.O.E. Truck; 1957–1990)
- Ford CL-Series (1978–1991; Heavy-Duty Cabover truck, replacement for W-Series trucks)
- Ford Cargo (Europe, Brazil)
- Ford Courier (1952–1960 & 1972–1982, North America; 1991–2002, Europe; 1979–present, Australia; 1998–present, Brazil)
- Ford D-Series (Medium-Heavy truck, replaced by the Cargo, Europe)
- Ford Explorer Sport Trac (2001–present)
- Ford F-Series (1948–present)
- Ford Freighter
- Ford H-Series (1961–1965, Heavy-Duty C.O.E. truck commonly referred to as the "Two-Story Falcon")
- Ford jeep (1941–1945)
- Ford L-Series (1970–1998; a.k.a. Louisville)
- Ford LCF (for Low Cab Forward) (2006–present)
- Ford Lobo
- Ford Mainline (1952–1958, Australia)
- Ford Model AA (1927–1931)
- Ford Model TT (1925–1927)
- Ford N-Series (Heavy-Duty Low Cab Forward Trucks; 1962–1969)
- Ford Panel truck
- Ford R-Series - UK-market bus chassis
- Ford Ranchero (1957–1979)
- Ford Ranchero Rio Grande (1969)
- Ford Ranger (international) (2006–present)
- Ford Ranger (1983–present, North America)
- Ford Ranger EV (1998–2004, all-electric version of the North American Ford Ranger)
- Ford Super Duty (1999–present)
- Ford T-series
- Ford Transcontinental (1975–1983, Europe)
- Ford Transit (1965–present, Europe and China)
- Ford Vannette (1953(?)-1965)
- Ford W-Series (1966–1977; Heavy-Duty C.O.E. truck, replacement for H-Series)
Tractors
Ford N Series Tractors
- Ford NAA Series Tractors(a.k.a.; Golden Jubilee)
- Ford 600 Series Tractors
- Ford Workmaster
- Ford Powermaster
*Ford *000 series
- Ford 2000-5000
- Ford 5000 (1970s)
- Ford 7000
*Ford **00 series
- Ford 2600-9700
*Ford **10 series
- Ford 2910-8210 (Mark I, II and III)
- Ford 7810 (1980s)
*Ford TW series
- TW10, TW20 and TW30
- TW15, TW25 and TW35
- TW15 Mark II, TW25 Mark II TW 35 Mark II
- Ford TW-15 (1983–1992)
*Ford **30 series
- Ford 3430-5030 (small tractors)
- Ford 8630-8830 (120-190 hp)
*Ford **40 series
- Ford 5640-8340
- Ford 7840 (1990s)
In 1986, Ford Agriculture was looking for a way out of the tractor business. The following year they bought Versatile, who made super-tractors. All this buying was to rival manufacturers like Deere & Company and Case IH but because of the 1980s American tractor slump, Ford were forced to think again. In 1988 they sold 80% of it to Fiat and in 1991 they bought the remaining 20%. So it was the end for Ford tractors. Fiat rebranded their European tractors under the newly acquired name of Ford-New Holland. In 2001, the Ford name was dropped.
Buses
- 09-B (1939–1940)
- 19-B (1940–1941)
- 29-B (1941–1942)
- 49-B (1944)
- 59-B (1945–1947)
- 69-B (1946–1947)
- 79-B (1945–1947)
- School Bus
- Ford Transit bus van
- Ford Minibus using F450 chassis
- Ford Minibus using E350 (formerly Econoline 350)
- Ford E450 Super Duty minibus
- Ford Class C School Bus using B600, B700, B800 chassis
- Ford MB IV 100, 100A, 200, 200C Super Duty
' Commercial Buses
- Ford MBC IV200
- Ford MBC IV 200C
- Ford MBC IV 300
- Ford MBC IV IV 300D
- Ford MBC II 800
- Commercial Bus
- Ford Specialty Trolley
- Transit/Suburban Bus
- Ford G997
- Ford R-Series
- Ford Trader
- Ford Hawke
- Ford ET7 with Casha bodywork
- Ford 19B, 29B
- Ford 72B
- Ford ET7 Aqualina
Cars
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Military
- 1917 model-T ambulance
- Ford 3-Ton M1918
- M1 Bomb service Truck, Ford, model 19F
- Truck, 1½ Ton, 4X4, cargo, Ford USN-GTB or MK-I
- Ford GPW
- Ford GPA
- M151 MUTT
Concept and movie cars
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