Ford France is the French subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names between 1916 and 1954, when Ford sold the manufacturing business to Simca.
Share of the Ford S. A. Française, issued 21. June 1929
The two-door V8 Ford Comète, launched in 1954, never achieved commercial success in its home market as the taxation system penalised cars with engines larger than two litres.
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.
Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan
Founder Henry Ford c. 1919
A 1910 Model T (introduced in 1908), photographed in Salt Lake City
B-24 Liberator bombers being mass-produced at Ford's Willow Run assembly plant in 1944