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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)
1 American Rd. Dearborn, MI 48126-2798
Phone: 313-322-3000
Toll Free: 800-555-5259
Fax: 313-845-6073
Ford Motor began a manufacturing revolution with its mass production assembly lines in the early 1900s. Now the company is firmly entrenched in the status quo as the world's largest pickup
truck maker and the # producer of cars and trucks.
Ford makes vehicles with such brands as Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. Ford sold Aston Martin to a consortium of
investors in March 2007 for amount of $925 million. As part of the transaction, Ford will retain a $77 million investment. Ford owns a controlling (33%) stake in Mazda. The finance subsidiary, Ford Motor
Credit, is the US's #1 auto finance company. It also owns Hertz, the world's #1 car-rental firm. The Ford family owns about 40% of the company's voting stock.
Company Type Public (NYSE: F)
Fiscal Year-End December
2002 Sales (mil.) $163,420.0
1-Year Sales Growth 0.6%
2002 Net Income (mil.) ($980.0)
2002 Employees 350,321
1-Year Employee Growth (1.2%)
Subsidiaries
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mazda Canada Inc.
Mazda North American Operations
Premier Automotive Group
> Jaguar Cars Limited
> Volvo Cars of North America Inc.
Volvo Finance North America, Inc.
Ford Motor Credit Company
Customer Service 1-800-727-7000
http://www.fordcredit.com
Ford Credit provides consumer automotive financing through a number of trusted and familiar brands. Our familiar automotive financing offerings include Ford Credit, Jaguar Credit, Volvo Car
Finance, Mazda American Credit, Land Rover Capital Group, and PRIMUS Financial Services. We offer value and service that loyal customers have come to expect. With operations in 36 countries,
Ford Credit conducts business in the worldwide currencies and 26 languages and provides financial services to more than 11 million individual and corporate customers. Ford Credit has nearly 20,000
employees serving our consumers.
The Hertz Corporation
225 Brae Blvd.
Park Ridge, NJ 07656-0713
Phone: 201-307-2000
Fax: 201-307-2644
http://www.hertz.com
The company operates through about 7,000 locations in more than 150 countries. Hertz's fleet boasts about 525,000 vehicles. Hertz
also provides car leasing and has used-car sales operations. The company's car rental sales are almost evenly split between business and leisure travelers. Ford Motor partially spun off Hertz in a 1997
IPO and bought all its remaining shares for about $735 million in 2001
Company Type Subsidiary of Ford
Fiscal Year-End December
2002 Sales (mil.) $4,968.1
1-Year Sales Growth 1.1%
2002 Net Income (mil.) ($150.0)
2002 Employees 28,900
1-Year Employee Growth (3.0%)
TH!NK Group
5920 Pasteur Ct.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone: 800-252-4221
Toll Free: 800-252-4221
http://www.thinkmobility.com
The folks at Ford Motor are reTh!nking their decision to sell electric cars. Citing poor demand for electric vehicles, Ford has decided to
sell TH!NK. The unit's TH!NK Mobility division makes a line of electric-powered vehicles, including the TH!NK City (a tiny electric car), the TH!NK Neighbor (a golf-cart-like vehicle), and two models
of TH!NK electric bicycles. Although the TH!NK City will not be available in the US, the City has been creating a positive charge with Europeans (particularly Scandinavians). It was introduced in Norway
in 1999 and is now the official car of the Norwegian embassy in Berlin. Th!nk Technologies is a Th!nk tank for the development of fuel cell vehicles.
Percepta, LLC
3 Parklane Blvd., Ste. 430
Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: 313-390-0135
Toll Free: 877-737-2378
http://www.percepta-crm.com
TeleTech Holdings and Ford Motor Company formed Percepta in 2000
to provide global customer management services for Ford and other automotive companies. Percepta provides such services in the US, Canada, Australia, and Scotland.
More Subsidiaries
AutoAlliance International, Inc.
Automobile Protection Corporation - APCO
AutoAlliance International, Inc.
Covisint, Inc.
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Triad Financial Corp
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Cars
2008 Ford Focus
2009 Ford Flex
2008 F-Series Super Duty
Shelby GT Limited-Edition
2007 Ford Shelby GT
2007 Ford Edge
2007 Lincoln Navigator
2007 F-150 Harley-Davidson
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