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Ford Motor Company, Leamington (GB)

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Koncern: Ford Motor Company

Firmaet grundlagt: 1903

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Internetadresse: www.ford.com

Firmaets postadresse: Ford Motor Company, Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Metro Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903. Ford now encompasses many global brands, including Lincoln and Mercury in the US, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover of Great Britain, and Volvo of Sweden. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest of Mazda, and is listed as the world's third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. Ford has also been one of the world's ten largest corporations by revenue. In 1999, Ford ranked as one of the world's most profitable corporations. However in recent years, it has not fared as well. Ford has not gained marketshare in North America since 1995.

Ford motor company has their hands in all things automotive, and are widely known for the trucks and compact cars. They also contribute to the bus industry with their Ford minibuses for sale, but not in the typical way. Most companies that manufacture chassis slap their own name on them (i.e. MCI, Bluebird, Van Hool). Ford minibuses are a special case because though the chassis is a Ford design, the manufacturer is often not Ford. Metro is one manufacturer that makes Ford minibuses for sale with the ford chassis. Additionally, companies such as Goshen, Champion, and Eldorado make Ford minibuses for sale with their own bodies, and usually credit goes to Ford. Simply put, other companies manufacture the chassis for Ford minibuses for sale. But this fact is often overlooked. It only matters in the sense that the credit is due to another manufacturer.

(kilde: Wikipedia o.a.)