Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2010 Ford sold Volvo to Geely Automobile. Ford discontinued the Mercury brand at the end of 2010.
Ford 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. Henry Ford's methods came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914.
Ford is the second largest automaker in the U.S. and the fifth-largest in the world based on annual vehicle sales in 2010. At the end of 2010, Ford was the fifth largest automaker in Europe. Ford is the eighth-ranked overall American-based company in the 2010 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues in 2009 of $118.3 billion. In 2008, Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide. During the automotive crisis, Ford's worldwide unit volume dropped to 4.817 million in 2009. In 2010, Ford earned a net profit of $6.6 billion and reduced its debt from $33.6 billion to $14.5 billion lowering interest payments by $1 billion following its 2009 net profit of $2.7 billion. Starting in 2007, Ford received more initial quality survey awards from J. D. Power and Associates than any other automaker. Five of Ford's vehicles ranked at the top of their categories and fourteen vehicles ranked in the top three.
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Trucks[]
Ford has produced lots of different trucks.
| Model Name | Type | Production | Number Built | Image | ||
| Ford Model AA | Heavy Comercial | 1927-1931 | ? | File:Model AA.jpg | ||
| Ford Model TT | Pickup Truck | 1917-1927 | ? | File:Ford Model TT.jpg | ||
| Ford Ranger | Pickup Truck | 1983-present | ? | File:Ford Ranger.jpg | ||
| Ford Ranger EV | Pickup Truck | 1998-2002 | 1,500 | File:Ford Ranger EV.jpg | ||
| Ford F-Series (Medium Duty) | Pickup Truck/Medium Duty Truck | ? | ? | File:Ford F700.jpg | ||
| Ford L-Series Trucks | Medium Duty Truck/Heavy Duty Truck | 1970-1998 | ? | File:Ford LT900.jpg | ||
| Ford CLT Series Trucks | Cabover Heavy Duty Truck | ? | ? | File:Ford CLT.jpg | ||
| Ford Aeromax | Heavy Duty Truck | ? | ? | File:Ford Aeromax.jpg | ||
| Ford Utilimaster | Step Van | ? | ? | File:Ford Utilimaster.jpg | ||
| Ford Courier | Pickup Truck | 1971-1982 | ? | File:Ford Courier.jpg |
Ford Europe[]
Ford has also marketed some trucks in europe
| Model Name | Type | Production | Number Built | Image |
| Ford Ranger | Pickup Truck | 1998-present | ? | File:European Ranger.jpg |
| Ford Cargo | Cabover Medium-Duty Truck | 1981-present | ? | File:Ford Cargo.jpg |
| Ford D-Series | Cabover Medium-Duty Truck | 1960-? | ? | File:Ford D-Series.jpg |
Ford Asia[]
Sadly ford has made only one truck for asia
| Model Name | Type | Production | Number Built | Image |
| Ford Courier | Pickup Truck | 1998-2006 | ? | File:Ford Courier Asia.jpg |
Buses[]
Ford is a former manufacturer at making buses. But they currently make cutaway
Van based buses.
| Model Name | Type | Production | Number Built | Image |
| Ford E-Series | School Bus/Transit Bus | 1973-present | ? | 
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| Ford B-Series | School Bus | 1948-1998 | ? | 
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