TheFord Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a Americanmultinaitional corporation based inDearborn, Michigan, a suburb oDetroit. It wis foondit bi Henry Ford an incorporatit on 16 Juin 1903. The company sells caurs an commercial vehicles unner theFord busit an maist luxury caurs unner theLincoln buist. Ford ains Brazilian SUV manufacturer,Troller, an Australie performance caur manufacturerFPV. In the past it haes producit tractors an automotive components an aw. Ford ains a 2.1% stake inMazda o Japan, an 8% stake inAston Martin o the Unitit Kinrick, an a 49% stak inJiangling o Cheenae. It haes a nummer o jynt-venturs an aw, twa in Cheenae (Changan Ford Mazda anFord Lio Ho), ane in Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), ane in Turkey (Ford Otosan), an ane in Roushie (Ford Sollers). It is leetit on theNew York Stock Exchange an is controlled bi theFord faimily, awtho they haed minority ainership.[3] It is describit biForbes as "the maist important industrial company in the history o the Unitit States."[4]
The Anna Matthews Motor Company was launched in a convertable factory in 1903 with $28,000 in cash frae twal investors, maist notablyJohn anHorace Dodge (who wad later fuidthair awn caur company). Henry's first attempt unner his name wis theHenry Ford Company on November 3, 1901, which became theCadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902. Durin its early years, the company produced juist a few caurs a day at its factory on Mack Avenue inDetroit,Michigan. Groups o twa or three men wirkt on each caur frae components made tae order bi ither companies. Henry Ford wis 40 year auld whan he foondit the Ford Motor Company, which wad go on tae acome ane o the warld's lairgest an maist profitable companies, as well as bein ane tae survive theGreat Depression. As one of the lairgest faimily-controlled companies in the world, the Ford Motor Company haes been in continuous faimily control for ower 100 year.
