Who owns Ford?
Ford is owned by Ford Motor Company (the United States, NYSE: F).[1]
Evidence: Ford Motor Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ford Motor Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Dearborn, Michigan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Detroit, Michigan
- Founded
- 1903
- Category
- Automotive › Cars › Mass-market cars
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: F
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ford
The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in the United States for more than four decades, and the Model T put the country on wheels. Its founder doubled wages to five dollars a day in 1914, partly so his own workers could afford the cars.
Ownership timeline of Ford
Where Ford sits in Ford
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ford
Ford controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in automotive.
Also in automotive
- Ford Mustang (1964)
- Lincoln (1917)
Other brands in mass-market cars, and who owns them
The 53 brands in mass-market cars on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Stellantis, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysler | Stellantis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| GWM Pickup | Great Wall Motor | 🇨🇳 China |
| CHERY | Chery | 🇨🇳 China |
| BDS Suspension | Fox Factory | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Buick | General Motors | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Roewe | SAIC Motor | 🇨🇳 China |
| Daihatsu | Toyota | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| SEAT | Volkswagen Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
About the owner: Ford
Ford is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, founded in 1903. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: F.
Ford built the first moving assembly line for cars in 1913, cutting the time to build a Model T from twelve hours to about ninety minutes. It is the only large American carmaker not to have gone through bankruptcy in 2009, having mortgaged its assets including the blue oval to raise cash beforehand.
🇺🇸 Ford and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ford is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ford?
The parent company of Ford is Ford Motor Company, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Ford American?
Yes. Ford originated in the United States in 1903 and its owner, Ford Motor Company, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Ford still owned by Ford Motor Company?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ford is still owned by Ford Motor Company. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ford Motor Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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