Who owns Lincoln?
Lincoln is owned by Ford (the United States, NYSE: F), which has owned the brand since 4 February 1922.[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
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Dearborn, Michigan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1917
- Category
- Automotive › Cars › Luxury cars
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: F
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lincoln
Lincoln is Ford's luxury marque, named after the president its founder voted for in his first election. Ford bought it in 1922, and its Continental was the presidential state car for decades, including the one Kennedy was shot in. Ford bought it out of receivership in 1922 from Henry Leland, who had earlier founded Cadillac, so one man created both American luxury marques.
How often Ford names Lincoln in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Lincoln
Where Lincoln 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 (1903)
- Ford Mustang (1964)
Other brands in luxury cars, and who owns them
The 19 brands in luxury cars on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Volkswagen Group, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BMW | BMW Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Denza | BYD | 🇨🇳 China |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Jaguar | Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles | 🇮🇳 India |
| Audi | Volkswagen Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hyptec | GAC Group | 🇨🇳 China |
| Volvo Cars | Geely | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cadillac | General Motors | 🇺🇸 United States |
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.
🇺🇸 Lincoln 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; Lincoln is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lincoln?
The parent company of Lincoln is Ford, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Lincoln American?
Yes. Lincoln originated in the United States in 1917 and its owner, Ford, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Ford owned Lincoln?
Ford has owned Lincoln since 4 February 1922.
Is Lincoln still owned by Ford?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lincoln is still owned by Ford. 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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