Gray, who was chosen to assuage investors' fears that Ford would leave the new company the way he had left its predecessor. The first president was not Ford, but local banker John S. The Ford Motor Company was launched in a converted factory in 1903 with $28,000 (equivalent to $807,000 in 2020) in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge (who would later found their own car company). This became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name. The Henry Ford Company was Henry Ford's first attempt at a car manufacturing company and was established on November 3, 1901.

In 2008, Ford produced 5.532В million automobiles and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide.ДЄ 1910 Model T, photographed in Salt Lake City Ford was the eleventh-ranked overall American-based company in the 2018 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues in 2017 of $156.7В billion. Ford Motors has since returned to profitability.

Bush announcing his emergency financial rescue plan to help Ford Motors as well as Chrysler LLC and General Motors, making immediately available $13.4 billion to the automaker. During the financial crisis at the beginning of the 21st century, it struggled financially to the point of collapse which was in large part prevented by President George W. The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family, through special Class B shares, still retain 40 percent voting rights. At the end of 2010, Ford was the fifth largest automaker in Europe. In 2011, Ford discontinued the Mercury brand, under which it had marketed entry-level luxury cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East since 1938.ДЇord is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker (behind General Motors) and the fifth-largest in the world (behind Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai and General Motors) based on 2015 vehicle production. Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 19 respectively, were sold to the Indian automaker Tata Motors in March 2008. ДЇord 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 by 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. It also has joint-ventures in China ( Changan Ford), Taiwan ( Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey ( Ford Otosan), and Russia ( Ford Sollers). Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

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