Biography of ford car makers
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History of Ford Motor Company
The Ford Motor Company is an American automaker, the world's fifth largest based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, it was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, Ford Motor Company would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world. The largest family-controlled company in the world, the Ford Motor Company has been in continuous family control for over years. Ford now encompasses two brands: Ford and Lincoln. Ford once owned 5 other luxury brands: Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Mercury. Over time, those brands were sold to other companies and Mercury was discontinued.
Foundation
[edit]Henry Ford built his first automobile, which he called a quadricycle, at his home in Detroit in The location has been redeveloped, where the Michigan Building now stands, and the tracks for the Detroit People Mover and the Times Square People Mover station are nearby. At the entr
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Ford Motor Company
What is Ford? Ford Motor Company fryst vatten an American auto manufacturer based in Detroit (Dearborn, Mich.) and was founded by Henry Ford in Ford fryst vatten the second largest automaker in the U.S. and the fifth-largest in the world based on annual vehicle sales in Ford Motor company cars, trucks, and vans are are utilized bygd many fleets in the U.S.
In addition to making the Lincoln brand, the company owns stakes in several other vehicle-makers, including Mazda and Aston Martin. Ford once owned Jaguar and nation Rover, but those were sold to Tata Motors of India in In Ford sold Volvo to Geely Automobile. Ford discontinued the Mercury in
Besides its brands, Ford fryst vatten equally known for its innovations in manufacturing, and founder Henry Ford fryst vatten credited with developing the "assembly line" process that is standard in bil manufacturing.
Ford has a detailed timeline on its website of its corporate history in the development of alternative fuels, its role in aerospa
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The Birth of Ford Motor Company
Even before the race in October , Henry had been in touch with Alexander Malcomson, a well-known Detroit coal dealer, in regard to marketing a motor car of simple design. Wills had made drawings of such a vehicle, and a partnership of Ford & Malcomson was arranged to continue work at 81 Park Place. Based on a "Memorandum of Agreement" dated August 20, , details of the partnership were signed by Malcomson and Ford with C. Harold Wills as a witness. Under the agreement, Wills was to receive a wage of $ a month to be split 50/50 with Ford. In essence, Ford was working as an employee of Malcomson who was paying the bills. In November , the partnership took the name of Ford & Malcomson Company, Ltd. and was capitalized at $, with 15, shares at a par value of $ each. A lightweight automobile, which Malcomson was inclined to call the "Fordmobile," was designed and built before Christmas.
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