Ford Motor Company USA

Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover, obtained in 1989 and 2000 respectively, were sold to Tata Motors in March 2008. Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010. Based on 2015 vehicle production, Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker (preceded by General Motors) and the fifth-largest in the world (behind Toyota, VW, Hyundai-Kia and General Motors). In the past, it has also produced tractors and automotive components.

History
20th century
Henry Ford's first attempt at a car company under his own name was the Henry Ford Company on November 3, 1901, which became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name. The Ford Motor Company was launched in a converted factory in 1903 with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge (who would later found their own car company). During its early years, the company manufactured just a few cars a day at its factory on Mack Avenue and later its factory on Piquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

21st century
By 2005, both Ford and GM's corporate bonds had been demoted to junk status. Ford moved to launch a range of new vehicles, including "Crossover SUVs" built on unibody car platforms, rather than more body-on-frame chassis. In developing the hybrid electric powertrain technologies for the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV, Ford licensed similar Toyota hybrid technologies to avoid patent infringements. Ford sold its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors for $2.3 billion on June 2, 2008.
On January 3, 2017, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced that in a "vote of confidence" because of the pro-business climate being fostered in part by President-elect Donald Trump, Ford has cancelled plans to invest $1.6 billion in a new plant in Mexico to manufacture the Ford Focus. The Ford Focus will now be produced in the existing plant in Mexico. Instead, Fields announced that Ford will be investing $700 million in Michigan, which it plans to use to create 700 new jobs.
Operations
Ford has had manufacturing operations worldwide, including in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and South Africa.
North America

Europe
At first, Ford in Germany and Ford in Britain manufactured different models from one another until the late 1960s, with the Ford Escort and then the Ford Capri being common to both companies. The fourth generation Escort was manufactured from 1990 until 2000, although its successor – the Focus – had been on sale since 1998.
Africa
In Africa, Ford's market presence has been strongest in South Africa and neighbouring countries, with only trucks being sold elsewhere on the continent. Ford in South Africa began by importing kits from Canada to be assembled at its Port Elizabeth facility. Later Ford sourced its models from the UK and Australia, with local versions of the Ford Cortina including the XR6, with a 3.0 V6 engine, and a Cortina-based 'bakkie' or pick-up, which was exported to the UK.
Former operations
Ford of Japan
In February 1925, Ford established a manufacturing facility in the port city of Yokohama, where Model T vehicles were assembled using imported knock-down kits. The factory subsequently manufactured 10,000 Model A's up to 1936. Production ended in 1940 as a result of political tensions between Japan and the United States. Ford did sell a small range of vehicles in Japan; as of October 2010, the Ford Mustang, Escape, Explorer (and Explorer truck), Ford Kuga, Lincoln Navigator, Lincoln MKX, and more recently, the Ford Ecosport were available in Japan.
Oceania

Products and services
Automobiles

Trucks

Buses

Tractors
