Ford Motor Company is an American car manufacturer founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, near Detroit,

Ford Motor Company is an American car manufacturer founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, near Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded on June 16, 1903. The company sells cars and commercial vehicles with the brands Ford and Lincoln luxury car brand. Ford also has a Brazilian manufacturer of SUVs, Troller, pokal and fast cars and manufacturers FPV. In the past, Ford also manufactures tractor and automotive components. Ford has a 2.1% stake in Mazda, 15% stake in Aston Martin, and 49% stake in Jiagling. Ford also has several joint venture companies, pokal 2 in China-Changan Ford Mazda and Ford Lio Ho, one in Thailand-AutoAlliance Thailand, one in Turkey-Ford otosan, and one in Russia-Ford Sollers. Ford is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family, though small holdings in these companies. According to Forbes magazine, Ford on is the most important industrial company in the history of the United States. "
Ford introduced methods for large-scale automobile manufacture and management of large-scale industrial workers using the stages together with the assembly line technique pokal of walking; in 1914 this method is called with Fordism. Used Ford division in the UK, Jaguar and Land Rover (acquired in 1989 and 2000), sold to Tata Motors in March 2008. Ford also has a Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010. In 2011, Ford shut down the Mercury brand that used to be a luxury car the lower classes in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East since 1938. Ford is the second-largest pokal automotive company United States and the fifth largest in the world in 2010. In 2010, Ford was also the fifth largest car manufacturer in Europe. Ford is at the 8th position in the category of US companies on the Fortune 500 list in 2010, with global revenues of $ 118.3 billion in 2009. In 2008, Ford produced 5.532 million vehicles with 213,000 employees in 90 plants and facilities worldwide. Products and services Until 2012 Ford Motor Company sells a line of cars in various classes with the Ford brand, as well as the Lincoln brand for luxury cars in the United States. pokal Mercury brand was introduced in 1939 by Ford until terminated its use in 2011 due to declining sales. In 1958, Ford also introduced the Edsel brand, but because of poor sales in 1960, the brand was discontinued. In 1989, Ford has also been used for the Merkur brand products sold in the United States but is produced in Europe, but in 1989 was also discontinued. Ford acquired British sports pokal car manufacturer pokal Aston Martin in 1989, then sold it on March 12, 2007, although it still has a 15% stake. Ford bought the Swedish automaker Volvo Cars in 1999, and sold to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010. In November 2008, Ford reducing its stake in Mazda from 33.4% to 13.4%. November 18, 2010, Ford reducing its stake again to be 3% only, it aims to improve the flexibility to develop markets in developing countries. Ford and Mazda remains a strategic partner through the exchange of information technology, including a joint venture plant in Flat Rock, Michigan called Auto Alliance. Ford to sell Jaguar and Land Rover ownership to Tata Motors in March 2008. Originally Trademark owned market is Ford's state of the United States 1903-present Global Lincoln United States 1922-present North America, the Middle East 1939-2011 Mercury United States North America United States Edsel 1958 -1960 Merkur North America North America United States 1985-1989 United Kingdom 1989-2008 Global Jaguar Aston Martin United Kingdom 1989-2007 Global Volvo Sweden 1999-2010 Global Land Rover United Kingdom 2000-2008 Global