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Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarter in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors. It also has joint-ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey (Ford Otosan), and Russia (Ford Sollers).U.S. Sunday Nov 3, 1901 U.S. Friday Aug 22, 1902 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Tuesday Jun 16, 1903 New York, U.S. Friday Apr 17, 1964 New York, U.S. 1995 New York, U.S. 1996 New York, U.S. 1997 New York, U.S. 1998 New York, U.S. 1999 New York, U.S. 2000 New York, U.S. 2001 New York, U.S. 2002 New York, U.S. 2003 New York, U.S. 2004 New York, U.S. 2005 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Monday Jan 23, 2006 New York, U.S. 2006 New York, U.S. 2007 U.S. Monday Jun 2, 2008 New York, U.S. 2008 New York, U.S. 2009 U.S. Thursday Nov 18, 2010 3% reduce in stake
U.S. Thursday Nov 18, 2010 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.
New York, U.S. 2010 New York, U.S. 2011 Genk, Belgium Wednesday Oct 24, 2012 U.S. Monday Oct 29, 2012 New York, U.S. 2012 New York, U.S. 2013 New York, U.S. 2014 New York, U.S. 2015 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Apr, 2016 New York, U.S. 2016 Mexico Tuesday Jan 3, 2017 Ford Has Cancelled Plans To Invest $1.6 Billion In a New Plant In Mexico
Mexico Tuesday Jan 3, 2017 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.
U.S. Feb, 2017 New York, U.S. 2017 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Friday Aug 31, 2018 Hannover, Germany Sep, 2018 China Monday Sep 10, 2018 New York, U.S. 2018 U.S. Mar, 2019 New York, U.S. 2019