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Ford: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Ford (NYSE: F) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States that owns 3 consumer brands, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

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.

Company facts

Legal name
Ford Motor Company
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Founded
1903
Tickers
NYSE: F
SEC CIK
0000037996
Website
corporate.ford.com
Last verified
· 2 sources

Ford in numbers

Everything Ford owns

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Ford owns Tree of 3 brands under Ford. Ford Ford Ford Mustang Lincoln

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Divestitures and spin-offs by Ford

Acquisition closed

Tata Motors acquires Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover

Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for about $2.3 billion in cash. Ford had paid roughly $2.5 billion for Jaguar in 1989 and $2.7 billion for Land Rover in 2000, so it sold both together for less than it had paid for either.

Value
$2.3bn
Seller
Ford
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Ford own?

Ford owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Lincoln, Ford Mustang and Ford.

Is Ford an American company?

Yes. Ford is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States and was founded in 1903.

Who owns Ford?

Ford is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as F on the NYSE.

Sources (2) & 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. [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 8 September 2026.
  2. [2] Ford Motor Company Form 8-K — completion of the sale of Jaguar Land Rover — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 2 June 2008; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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