Ford Motor Company
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Ford Motor Company or Ford is a major American automobile manufacturer whose headquarters are based in Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded by the entrepreneur Henry Ford in 1903. Its most famous product by far was the Model T, which sold 15 million cars 1908-27, about half of all he cars in the world.
Ford is the second largest of the North American automobile manufacturers, and has a significant international presence as well. Ford makes 6.6 million vehicles a year under several brands including Lincoln and Mercury, and Volvo of Sweden. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest in the Japanese manufacturer Mazda.
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Models of Car Ford Has Produced
- Model T, 15 million produced 1908-1927
- Model A, 4 million produced 1927-31
- Mustang
- Pinto
- Altria
- Fiesta
- Focus
- Falcon
- Comet
- Taurus
- Escort
- Tempo
- Thunderbird
- Edsel
Crossover Vehicles Ford Has Produced
Models of Trucks Ford Has Produced
- Ranger
- F-Series (the most popular vehicle in America for 23 years)
- E-Series
- Super Duty
Models of Sport Utility Vehicles Ford Has Produced
Ford is active in NASCAR racing, rally racing and building sports cars.
Boycott
A boycott of Ford products is currently in place. It was organized by the American Family Association due to an active promotion of homosexuality. Sales of Ford products have declined since the boycott began.[1][2]
Bibliography
- Bak, Richard. Henry and Edsel: The Creation of the Ford Empire (2003) excerpt and text search
- Batchelor, Ray. Henry Ford: Mass Production, Modernism and Design (1994).
- Bonin, Huber et al. Ford, 1902-2003: The European History 2 vol Paris 2003. ISBN 2-914369-06-9 scholarly essays in English; reviewed in Len Holden, "Fording the Atlantic: Ford and Fordism in Europe" in Business History Volume 47, #1 Jan 2005 pp 122-127
- Brinkley, Douglas. "Prime Mover". American Heritage 2003 54(3): 44-53. on Model T
- Brinkley, Douglas G. Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress (2003) excerpt and text search
- Ford, Henry and Samuel Crowther. My Life and Work, (1922), autobiography
- Lewis, David I. The Public Image of Henry Ford: An American Folk Hero and His Company (1976), much broader than title suggests
- Nevins, Allan and Frank Ernest Hill. Ford: The Times, The Man, The Company (vol 1, 1954); Ford: Expansion and Challenge, 1915-1933 (1957); Ford: Decline and Rebirth, 1933-1962 (1962), the standard history of the company and biography of Ford; ACLS E-book vol 1; ACLS E-book vol 2; ACLS E-book for vol 3 the major scholarly history
- Sorensen, Charles E., with Samuel T. Williamson. My Forty Years with Ford, 1956; autobiography
- Tedlow, Richard S. "The Struggle for Dominance in the Automobile Market: the Early Years of Ford and General Motors" Business and Economic History 1988 17: 49-62. Ford stressed low price based on efficient factories but GM did better in oligopolistic competition by including investment in manufacturing, marketing, and management.
- Watts, Steven. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century (2005), major biography
- Wilkins, Mira and Frank Ernest Hill, American Business Abroad: Ford on Six Continents (1964)
- Williams, Karel, Colin Haslam and John Williams, "Ford versus `Fordism': The Beginning of Mass Production?" Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 6, No. 4, 517-555 (1992), stress on Ford's flexibility and commitment to continuous improvements
