Henry Ford's first attempt at a car company under his own name was the Henry Ford Company on November 3, 1901.
Henry Ford Company became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name.
Ford Motor Company founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
The Ford Mustang was introduced in April 17, 1964 during New York World's Fair.
Ford was ranked 7 on the 1995 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 7 on the 1996 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 2 on the 1997 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 2 on the 1998 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 3 on the 1999 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 4 on the 2000 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 4 on the 2001 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 5 on the 2002 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 6 on the 2003 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 6 on the 2004 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 8 on the 2005 Fortune Global 500 list.
Fields previewed Ford Motor Company's restructuring plan, named The Way Forward, at the December 7, 2005, board meeting of the company and it was unveiled to the public on January 23, 2006.
Ford was ranked 9 on the 2006 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 12 on the 2007 Fortune Global 500 list.
On June 2, 2008, Ford sold its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors for $2.3 billion.
Ford was ranked 13 on the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 19 on the 2009 Fortune Global 500 list.
On November 18, 2010, Ford reduced their stake further to just 3%, citing the reduction of ownership would allow greater flexibility to pursue growth in emerging markets. Ford and Mazda remain strategic partners through exchanges of technological information and joint ventures, including an American joint venture plant in Flat Rock, Michigan called Auto Alliance.
Ford was ranked 23 on the 2010 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 25 on the 2011 Fortune Global 500 list.
On October 24, 2012, Ford announced that it would be closing its Genk assembly plant in eastern Belgium by the end of 2014.
On October 29, 2012, Ford announced the sale of its climate control components business, its last remaining automotive components operation, to Detroit Thermal Systems LLC for an undisclosed price.
Ford was ranked 27 on the 2012 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 28 on the 2013 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 26 on the 2014 Fortune Global 500 list.
Ford was ranked 27 on the 2015 Fortune Global 500 list.
In April 2016, Ford announced a plan to modernize its Dearborn engineering and headquarters campuses through a ten-year building project.
Ford was ranked 21 on the 2016 Fortune Global 500 list.
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.
In February 2017, Ford Motor Co. acquired majority ownership of Argo AI, an self-driving car startup.
Ford was ranked 21 on the 2017 Fortune Global 500 list.
August 31, 2018, Ford announced that the Focus Active will not go on sale in North America because of the tariffs that would be placed on vehicles built overseas.
In September 2018, at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany, Ford introduced an electric tractor trailer concept vehicle dubbed the F-Vision, which would have Level 4 autonomous driving capability.
Focus Active is being built in China and later announced in a statement on September 10, 2018 that they have no plans to build it in the United States.
Ford was ranked 22 on the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list.
In March 2019 Ford announced its intention to invest $850 million in raising production capacity at a second U.S. factory for its next-generation battery-electric vehicle program.
Ford was ranked 30 on the 2019 Fortune Global 500 list.