About Ford:
The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen. 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, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake in Mazda of Japan and Aston Martin of England. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008.
Ford History:
1863 — Birth of Henry Ford
1896 — Runs Quadricycle experimental car on Detroit streets
1899 — Persuades investors to underwrite Detroit Auto Co., quits Detroit Edison; venture fails
1901 — Jobless, moves his wife and son back into his father's home on Grand Boulevard in Detroit; Ford, driving own car, beats Alexander Winton in automobile race, attracts investors who form Henry Ford Co.
1902 — Ford withdraws, company becomes Cadillac
1903 — Ford Motor Co. founded by Malcomson group; Model A produced in rented Mack Ave. plant
1904 — Company builds Piquette Ave. plant at corner of Beaubien; still standing and being restored; Ford of Canada chartered in Windsor, Ontario
1906 — Ford overtakes Olds, Buick and Cadillac combined to become No.1 auto maker in U.S., Henry Ford becomes company president and majority owner
1908 — Introduction of legendary Ford Model T
1909 — Offer from Billy Durant to buy out Ford and fold it into nascent General Motors fails when NY bankers won't provide the cash up front Henry demands
1910 — Highland Park plant opens, assembly of Model T transferred from Piquette, which closes
1911 — First overseas assembly plant in Manchester, England; Ford wins Selden patent suit
1913 — Moving assembly line inaugurated at Highland Park
1914 — Announcement of $5 workday at Ford
1915 — Purchase of land for Rouge plant in Dearborn; 1-millionth Ford built
1918 — Henry Ford loses Senate race as Democrat
1919 — Henry Ford buys out minority stockholders
1921 — 5-millionth Ford built
1922 — Ford Motor Co. acquires Lincoln Motor Co.
1925 — First pickup introduced; Ford of Germany established
1927 — Model T production ends with 15-millionth built; Model A introduced after 6-month shutdown for retooling
1932 — Introduction of Ford V-8 and English Ford Model Y
1933 — Ford falls to third place behind GM and Chrysler
1935 — Lincoln-Zephyr introduced, 1st medium-priced Ford
1937 — 25-Millionth Ford built
1938 — '39 Mercury introduced as 2nd medium-price entry
1939 — Edsel Ford impresses friends with custom-built Lincoln-Zephyr Continental, production begins
1941 — War production begins with quarter-ton GPs at Dearborn and B-24 bombers at Willow Run (8,485 are built by war's end in 1945); First UAW contract signed
1943 — Death of Edsel Ford, Henry Ford elected president, Henry Ford II released from Navy to help run company
1945 — Civilian production resumes, Henry Ford II elected president
1946 — Henry Ford II begins restructuring company with former GM executives under Ernest Breech, “Whiz Kids” from Army Air Corps and college graduate trainees
1947 — Death of Henry Ford
1948 — Introduction of 1949-models, company's first all-new post-war cars
1950 — Ford overtakes Chrysler to regain 2nd place
1954 — Introduction of '55 Thunderbird
1955 — Introduction of '56 Continental Mark II
1956 — Sale of Ford Motor Co. common stock begins; new Central Office Building opened (later World Headquarters and now Henry Ford II World Center) in Dearborn
1957 — Introduction of '58 Edsel
1958 — Late introduction of 4-seat '58 Thunderbird
1959 — 50-millionth car, a Ford Galaxie; Edsel discontinued
1960 — Introduction of '60 1/2 Mercury Comet “luxury compact,” '61 Econoline “compact truck”; Henry Ford II elected chairman of the board, replacing retiring Breech, Robert McNamara becomes president but resigns to join Kennedy Administration as Secretary of Defense
1962 — “intermediate” Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor introduced; Ford acquires Philco Corp.
1964 — Introduction of Mustang “pony car”
1965 — Introduction of Ford Transit van in Europe, first transnational European design; Introduction of '66 Bronco in U.S., first Ford sport/utility vehicle
1967 — Ford of Europe formed
1968 — Semon Knudsen hired from General Motors as president
1969 — Company reorganized with Henry Ford II as chairman, Lee Iacocca as president of Ford North America Automotive Operations
1970 — Formation of Ford Motor Land Development Co.; Introduction of sub-compact '71 Ford Pinto; Lee Iacocca becomes president
1972 — Henry Ford II announces plan for Renaissance Center on Detroit waterfront
1973 — Introduction of “downsized” '74 Mustang II
1976 — Introduction of sub-compact front-wheel-drive (FWD) Ford Fiesta in Europe
1977 — Introduction of “Fox” chassis compact cars
1978 — Introduction of “Panther” chassis large body-on-frame cars, still basis of Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car; Phillip Caldwell named president, replacing Lee Iacocca, fired by Henry Ford II; 150-millionth Ford vehicle worldwide is built
1979 — Henry Ford II retires as CEO, succeeded by Phillip Caldwell; Ford obtains initial 25% interest in Toyo Kogyo of Japan, later renamed Mazda
1980 — Phillip Caldwell named board chairman and CEO with Donald Petersen as president and chief operating officer; Introduction of '81-model Ford Escort “world car”
1982 — Introduction of '83 Ranger compact pickup; Henry Ford II retires as company officer and employee; Introduction of first “jelly-bean” styled cars, ‘83 Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar
1985 — Donald Petersen succeeds Caldwell as chairman and Harold Poling elected president; Introduction of FWD midsize '86 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable
1987 — Death of Henry Ford II; Introduction of '88 Lincoln Continental; Hertz Corp. acquired by Ford and a partnership
1988 — Edsel Ford II and William Clay Ford Jr. join William Clay Ford as family members on board of directors
1989 — Ford sells Rouge steel, acquires financial service company The Associates and Jaguar Cars
1990 — Harold Poling succeeds Petersen as chairman and Philip Benton Jr. elected president; Introduction of '91 Ford Explorer SUV
1992 — Introduction of Mercury Villager minivan, joint venture with Nissan
1993 — Introduction in Europe of Ford Mondeo “world car”; Alex Trotman succeeds Poling as chairman and CEO
1994 — Introduction of '94 Ford Windstar minivan
1996 — 250-millionth Ford vehicle built
1997 — Ford sells heavy-truck business to Freightliner; Introduction of Lincoln Navigator SUV;
1998 — Lincoln-Mercury headquarters moved to Irvine, CA; Edsel Ford II resigns as president of Ford Credit; Introduction in Europe of Focus compact car
1999 — Bill Ford Jr. becomes chairman, replacing retiring Trotman, and Jacques Nasser becomes president and CEO; Acquisition of Volvo Cars and TH!NK electric car
2000 — Introduction of Lincoln LS and Jaguar S-Type models; Acquisition of Land Rover from BMW; Visteon Corp. parts-making organization spun off
2001 — Nasser resigns as president, replaced by Nick Scheele; Bill Ford Jr. assumes active management role as CEO, fourth generation of the founding Ford family; Introduction of retro 2-seat Ford Thunderbird
2002 — New design unveiled for '04 Mustang, the last surviving “pony car”
2003 — F-150 redesigned; Rouge plant overhaul nears completion en route to 2004 startup with multi-platform capability
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