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ISIN code: US3453708600
Sector: Durable consumer goods
Industry: Motor vehicles

Le actions of Ford Motor Company are listed on the NYSE index under the ticker F.

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Company Description

Ford Motor Company is an American automobile manufacturer. It was born in 1903 by the work of Henry Ford. It is among the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. Ford is the second largest American automaker (after General Motors) and the fifth in the world. During the twentieth century it expanded throughout the world by opening branches in Great Britain, Germany, South America, Africa and Asia.
Ford was the first company to use the assembly line and conveyor belt in industry. This phenomenon was called fordism.

Ford produces cars (in the course of its history it has produced more than 170 models) but is also active in the production of trucks, buses and tractors. It has a division that also operates financing services. Non-manufacturing operations are managed by the division Ford Motor Credit Company, which deals with the financial aspects related to the sale of the cars.
The company has approximately 186.000 employees.

It mainly sells cars, around 91,2% of revenues, while the remainder comes from the sale of financing services for the purchase of vehicles. Geographically, the largest revenues come from the United States (64%) followed by Canada (6,9%) and Germany (5,1%).

In 2020, it sold 4,2 million vehicles through its brands.

- current brands owned by Ford I'm:

• Ford
• Lincoln

It sells cars and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.

Ford owns the Brazilian manufacturer of Troller SUVs, a 12% share of Rivian, and the control with 80% of Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford),Taiwan (Ford Li Ho), Thailand (Auto Alliance Thailand), Türkiye (Ford Otosan) and Russia (Ford Sollers).

Throughout its history it has owned the automobile brands Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Volvo, Mercury and about 33% of the shares of Mazda. Due to the economic crises of the new millennium and the heavy losses that marked the company, Ford was forced to sell the brands it owned.

During the severe financial crisis of 2008, Ford was the only US automaker not to borrow from the US government. The company returned to profit the following year.

Ford Motor Company has been publicly traded since 1956. Il control belongs to the Ford family which owns minority shares but has the majority of voting power. The Ford family owns approximately 2% shares and 40% voting rights.

I Ford's major shareholders I'm:

• The Vanguard Group Inc, 7,59%
• Blackrock Inc, 6,79%
• Evercore Trust Company, NA (Invt Mgmt), 4,99%
• SSGA Funds Management, Inc, 4,21%
• Newport Trust Co, 4,09%
• Dodge & Cox, 3,48%
• Blackrock Fund Advisors, 2,14%
• Geode Capital Management LLC, 1,66%
• Capital Research & Management Co., 1,38%
• Lyxor International Asset Management SAS, 1,27%
• DE Shaw & Co. L.P., 1,16%

Revenue in 2020 was $127,144 billion with net income of $4,408 billion.

Ha shareholdings in:

• Rivian Automotive Inc, 12%
• Ford Otomotive Sanayi AS, 41%
• Jiangling Motors Corporation LTD, 80%
• Nemak, 4,64%

The tagline is «Bring on tomorrow».

Economic and financial analysis of the company

Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan in 1903.

In the early years it only produced a few cars a day. It stands out and begins to grow with the introduction of new forms of work organization: it creates the assembly line and the conveyor belt. Ford products are thus manufactured at low cost and with good workmanship. It will sell between 1908 and 1927 15 million cars Model T.

In 1908 he started the production of trucks. The division will be sold in 1997 to Freightliner Trucks, now part of the group Daimler AG with the name Sterling. It also starts the production of tractors.

In 1922 Ford bought the brand Lincoln in serious economic difficulties. Lincoln filed for bankruptcy and was sold to the Ford Motor Company for $8 million to pay off debts. Over the years Lincoln becomes one of the most successful luxury brands in the United States, together with Cadillacs and Packards.

In 1929, Ford was commissioned by the government of the Soviet Union to establish the Gorky Automobile Plant in Russia. In Germany, however, Ford Germany manufactured military vehicles and other equipment for Nazi Germany's war effort.

The brand was born in 1939 Mercury. Mercury was created for the medium-high market segment of cars, in competition with the brand Buick di General Motors.

In 1958 he introduced a new brand, Edsel, which, however, was closed in 1960 due to low sales.

It was born in the 60s Ford Europe based in Germany. To support the company's worldwide expansion, numerous subsidiaries were established over time such as Ford Australia, Ford India and Ford China. The models produced outside the United States were, initially, the same as the parent company; later specific models were created to better meet the needs of individual markets.

In 1964 the Ford Mustang, one of the most loved and appreciated house models in the world.

In 1979, Ford decides to improve its presence in Asia by buying a 7% stake in Mazda. Over the years it has increased its stake reaching one third of the share capital. Ford also has a joint venture with Lio Ho in Taiwan, which assembles its models.

The brand was born in 1985 Merkur which lasted a few years and was closed in 1989. In South Africa, the brand was founded Samcor from the merger of Ford of South Africa with the Anglo-American Motor Corporation in order to produce the Mazda model for the local market. In 1988, Ford withdrew from production in South Africa by divesting its shares in Samcor.

In 1986 he expanded the production of tractors by buying patents of Sperry-New Holland. Subsequently, the two companies merge to form the Ford-New Holland.

In 1987 he took over the English luxury brand Aston Martin. It allies, in Brazil and Argentina, with Volkswagen creating a new company called autolatine. The company was dissolved in 1995.

In 1989 he bought the English brand Jaguar withdrawing it from the stock market in 1990.

Ford continued to sell large numbers of vehicles in the XNUMXs amid a booming American economy with a soaring stock market and low fuel prices.

In 1993 Ford-New Holland was bought by the group Fiat changing the name to New Holland.

In 1994, Ford repurchased 45% of Samcor's shares, acquiring the remaining share capital in 1998 and renaming it Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa.

In 1995 it took over a 20% share in Jiangling Motors Corporation Limited (JMC), Chinese automaker, becoming the second largest shareholder. Over the years, Ford has increased its stake in JMC to over 30%. He currently holds about 80% of the shareholding.

In 1999 he bought the passenger car division of the Swedish brand Volvo. A named division is created Premier Automotive Group which included not only Jaguar but also Aston Martin and Volvo.

In 2000 he acquired the brand Land Rover which enters the “Premier Automotive Group” division.

In the XNUMXs, production costs increased and the global economic crises led Ford Motor Company into serious economic difficulties. Despite heavy losses, Ford was the only US automaker not to borrow from the US government and continue to invest in new models and technologies.

In January 2006 the plan to bring the company back to profitability is presented “The Way Forward”. The plan was to downsize the company to adapt to market realities, eliminating some unprofitable and inefficient models, consolidating production lines, closing 14 plants and cutting 30.000 jobs.

In 2006 it reports the largest annual loss in company history in 2006 of $12,7 billion.

Following the financial reorganization of the Ford group, in 2007, Aston Martin was bought by a consortium of investors, thanks to loans obtained mainly from the American investment bank Jefferies and from two Kuwaiti investment companies, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment , who ultimately control more than 50% of the capital. Ford retained an equity stake in Aston Martin.

In the second quarter of 2007, Ford posted a profit of $750 million, mainly due to the sale of Aston Martin and cost cutting. Despite this, the company still had a negative balance sheet. After 56 years, Ford dropped to third place as the world's manufacturer below General Motors and Toyota.

In 2008, the Jaguar and Land Rover brands were sold to the Indian automaker Tata Motors for $2,3 billion. It also begins to reduce the shareholding in Mazda.

In 2009, Mazda's stake in Mazda dropped to 14,9%, making Ford still the largest shareholder. Since 2010, the American company has lost control over the Japanese company.
At the end of 2009, Ford was back in the black for $2,699 billion.

In 2010, he sold Volvo to the Chinese company Geely for 1,8 billions of dollars.

In 2011, Ford discontinued and closed the production of the Mercury brand.

Since 2012, Ford's corporate bonds have once again been upgraded from junk to investment grade.

The division was created in 2016 Ford SmartMobility, a company entirely dedicated to the research, development and definition of business models for integrated mobility services.

In February 2017, Ford acquires majority ownership of Argo AI, self-driving car startup.

In May 2017, it announced major international workforce cuts. The purpose of this move was to improve profits to counter the decline in the company's stock price. The goal is to reduce costs by approximately $3 billion.

In 2019 Ford e Amazon invest in the share capital of Rivian, a US company specializing in automotive technology founded in 2009. Rivian's goal is to compete with Tesla on the electric car market. Ford has invested $500 million in the company to jointly develop an electric model.

An IPO of Rivian is launched in November 2021.

On November 19, 2021, Ford and Rivian announce they will not develop an electric vehicle. Ford will maintain a 12% stake in Rivian which, after the IPO, has reached a value of over 10 billion dollars.

Ford has also been very active in sports.

Ford is one of the top four automakers in competition NASCAR main. He operated in formula 1, from 1967 to 2004, as a manufacturer of engines for racing teams. In 2000 you participated directly through the team Jaguar Racing not getting great results. He will close the stable in 2004.

In 1966 the one-make championship was established Formula Ford.

Ford also participated in the prestigious Indianapolis 500 (17 times winner) and at 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Fort is also active in the rally, Gran Turimo and Formula Truck championships.