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Ford is the first American-based auto manufacturer to make a century’s worth of its archival assets available to the public online. The collection inside the Heritage Vault spans Ford’s production history from the Company’s founding in 1903 to its centennial in 2003.
Ford Motor Company, American automotive corporation cofounded in 1903 by Henry Ford. One of the world’s largest automakers, it manufactures passenger cars, trucks, and tractors as well as automotive parts and accessories. Learn more about Ford’s history and vehicles.
The largest family-controlled company in the world, the Ford Motor Company has been in continuous family control for over 110 years. Ford now encompasses two brands: Ford and Lincoln. Ford once owned 5 other luxury brands: Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Mercury.
The subcompact hatchback became the company’s first internationally successful front-wheel drive model. At $870 million, its development budget was also the largest in Ford’s history. Moreover, Ford built a massive plant in Almusafes, Spain, near Valencia, to manufacture the car.
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
On February 28, 1903, Ford and Malcomson, "doing business as the Ford Motor Company," bravely entered into a costly and detailed "Memorandum of Agreement" with John F. Dodge and Horace E. Dodge involving the purchase of 650 automotive running gears at $250 each, totaling a cost of $162,500.
Explore the chronology of the Ford Motor Company from their first sale of a two-cylinder Model A in 1903 to the celebration of their 100th anniversary in 2003.
Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company in 1903, and five years later the company rolled out the first Model T. Ford introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including large...
Founded in 1903 by visionary industrialist Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company introduced the first affordable car, the Model T, in 1908, and the moving assembly line six years later. Ford’s mass production methods rapidly led to the direct and indirect creation of jobs, first topping 100,000 in 1923.
Company founder Henry Ford Sr. became known for innovation, transforming cars into commodities for the masses and his company into an American icon. A look at selected milestones from the...