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Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford *

Ford (crossing) A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable during high water. A low-water c ...

, a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to:

Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that ...

, founder of the Ford Motor Company *

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the death ...

, established by Henry and Edsel *

Ford Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. It was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Com ...

Ford Brasil Ford Brasil is the Brazilian subsidiary of American automaker Ford Motor Company, founded on April 24, 1919. The operation started out importing the Ford Model T cars and the Ford Model TT trucks in kit form from the United States for assembly ...

Changan Ford Changan Ford (; full name Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing. It is a 50/50 joint venture between local Changan Automobile and US-based Ford Motor Company. The company's p ...

Ford Motor Company of Canada Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited (French: ''Ford du Canada Limitée'') was founded on August 17, 1904, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Ford automobiles in Canada and the British Empire. It was originally known as the Walkerville W ...

, Canadian subsidiary * Ford of Britain * Ford of Europe, the successor of British, German and Irish subsidiaries *

Ford Germany Ford-Werke GmbH is a German car manufacturer headquartered in Niehl, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, which operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a plant in Cologne and a plant in Saar ...

Ford Lio Ho Ford Lio Ho Motor () is a Taiwanese-based automaker and the primary dealer of Ford vehicles in Taiwan, formed in 1972. It is 70 percent owned by Ford Motor Company. The remaining 30 per cent is owned by investors in the former Lio Ho Automotive ...

Ford New Zealand Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited is the New Zealand subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. The Ford-New Zealand assembly and distribution began in 1936, following the successful representation of Ford's New Zealand business by The Colonial ...

Ford Motor Company Philippines Ford Motor Company Philippines, Inc. (FMCPI) is a Philippine-based subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It was primarily focused on manufacturing automobiles for local and regional markets from 1998 until 2012. It built the Ford Escape, Ford Laser/ L ...

Ford Romania Ford Romania is an automobile manufacturing company operated by Ford of Europe, located in Craiova, Romania. History 20th century Royal Garage imported Ford cars as early as May 1911. Shortly, other agencies such as Colin & Co., Leonida & Co., Noe ...

Ford SAF Ford France (formerly, Ford SAF, Ford Société Anonyme Française) is the French subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names between 1916 and 1954, when Ford sold the manufacturing business to Simca. ...

, the French subsidiary between 1916 and 1954 *

Ford Motor Company of South Africa Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd. is an automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer with corporate headquarters in Pretoria. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. auf der Website der Ford Motor Company of South ...

Fordson Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks. It was used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc from 1917 to 1920, by Ford Motor Company (U.S.) and Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1920 to ...

, the tractor and truck manufacturing arm of the Ford Motor Company *

Ford Vietnam Ford Vietnam was established in 1995, and is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company (75%) and Song Cong Diesel Company (25%). Ford's investment is credited with helping industrialize Vietnam. Ford Vietnam has its headquarters in Hanoi with an ...

Ford World Rally Team The Ford World Rally Team, also known as the ''Ford Motor Co. Team'' prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Compa ...

(aka Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005), Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team (1978–2012) *

Ford Performance Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. History * 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his ...

Henry Ford & Son Ltd Ford Ireland (Officially, Henry Ford & Sons Limited) is the Irish subsidiary of the United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. With an assembly plant for motor vehicles, it was part of the automotive industry in Ireland. Company history P ...

, Ireland * List of Ford vehicles, models referred to as Ford

Arts and entertainment

* ''The Ford'' (painting), a 1644 painting by Claude Lorrain * Ford, a religious figure in Aldous Huxley's ''

Brave New World ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hiera ...

'' * Ford and Mistress Ford, characters in William Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * Ford Cruller, a character in ''Psychonauts'' * Ford Fairlane, a character in ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' named after an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company * Ford Prefect (character), in Douglas Adams' ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * Kira Ford, a List of Power Rangers Dino Thunder characters, ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' character * Judge J.J. Ford, a character in ''The Westing Game'' * Grunkle Ford, a character in the animated series ''Gravity Falls''

Businesses and organizations

* Ford Hospital and Research Centre, Bihar, India * Ford Hotel, a historic hotel in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Ford Instrument Company * Ford Library (disambiguation), several libraries * Ford Models, an American modeling agency * The Ford Meter Box Company, an American manufacturer * Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C., U.S. * Ford Tractor Company, a manufacturer of tractors in 1916–17, not related to Ford Motor Company * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili, a Kenyan political party * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya, a Kenyan political party * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People, a Kenyan political party

People

* Ford (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) ** Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States

People with the given name

*Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter *Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939), English author *Ford E. Stinson (1914–1989), Louisiana state legislator *Ford Quint Elvidge (1892–1980), second Civilian Governor of Guam *Ford Rainey (1908–2005), American actor

Places

Antarctica

* Ford Ice Piedmont * Ford Island (Windmill Islands) * Ford Massif * Ford Nunataks * Ford Peak * Ford Ranges * Ford Rock * Ford Spur

United Kingdom

* Ford, Argyll * Ford, Buckinghamshire * Ford, Derbyshire * Ford, Chivelstone, a South Hams Devon * Ford, Plymouth, Devon, a suburb * Ford, East Devon, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location in Devon * Ford, Holbeton, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location in South Hams, Devon * Ford, Torridge, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location in Devon * Ford, Gloucestershire * Ford, Herefordshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location * Ford, Merseyside ** Ford (ward) ** Ford railway station (Merseyside) * Ford, Northumberland * Ford, Pembrokeshire, a parish of Hayscastle * Ford, Shropshire * Ford, Mendip, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location in Somerset * Ford, Somerset West and Taunton, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location * Ford, Staffordshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Fo-Foz#For, location * Ford, West Sussex **Ford railway station ** HM Prison Ford * Ford, North Wiltshire * Ford, Salisbury, a hamlet of Laverstock

United States

* Ford, Georgia * Ford, Kansas * Ford, Kentucky * Ford, Virginia * Ford, Washington * Ford, Wisconsin * Ford Block, a historic commercial building in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York * Ford Center (Evansville), an indoor arena in Evansville, Indiana * Ford Field, a stadium in Detroit, Michigan * Ford Hospital, active in the 1920s, Omaha, Nebraska * Ford Island, Hawaii

Elsewhere

* Ford, County Wexford, Ireland, a village

Sports

*Ford Cup (disambiguation), in junior hockey *Ford Cup (tennis)

Other uses

* Ford (mango), a mango cultivar from Florida * Ford circle, in mathematics * ''Ford v Quebec (AG)'', a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case on freedom of expression * Douglas F4D Skyray, nicknamed Ford, an American jet fighter of the 1950s and 1960s * , the name of several ships * Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, ''Gerald R. Ford''-class aircraft carrier, or ''Ford''-class, a group of American ships ** USS Gerald R. Ford, USS ''Gerald R. Ford'', the lead ship of the USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' class aircraft carrier