Ford Motor Company
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The Ford Motor Company (FMC; often known as Ford) is an American multinational automaker, founded on June 16, 1903 by Henry Ford. Ford, which owns the luxury vehicle manufacturer Lincoln, was the second-largest automaker, after General Motors, 1931 to 2004. Formerly, Ford also owned the following brands:
- Mercury (1939–January 2011; discontinued)
- Aston Martin (1987–March 2007)
- Mazda (owned a 33.4 % controlling-stake in Mazda 1996 to November 2008)
- Jaguar (1989–June 2, 2008; sold to Tata Motors)
- Land Rover (May 2000–June 2, 2008; sold to Tata Motors)
- Volvo (1999–2010; sold to Geely)
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | June 16, 1903; 120 years ago (1903-06-16)[1] |
Founder | Henry Ford |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Production output | 6.0 million vehicles (2018)[2] |
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Revenue | US$160.33 billion (2018)[2] |
US$3.27 billion (2018)[2] | |
US$3.67 billion (2018)[2] | |
Total assets | US$256.54 billion (2018)[2] |
Total equity | US$35.93 billion (2018)[2] |
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Number of employees | 199,000 (December 2018)[2] |
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Subsidiaries | List
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Website | ford |
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