Ford of Europe

Automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Ford Motor Company Ford of Europe GmbHTypeSubsidiaryIndustryAutomotiveFounded1967; 59 years ago (1967), in Cork IrelandHeadquarters Cologne, GermanyNumber of locationsSeven manufacturing facilities in five countriesArea servedEuropeKey peopleChristian Weingaertner (General Manager of Passenger Vehicles, of Ford Europe)ProductsAutomobilesNumber of employees29,100 (2023)ParentFord Motor Company(1967–present)DivisionsTrustFordSubsidiaries Henry Ford & Son Ltd. Ford-Werke GmbH Ford of Britain Ford España Ford France Ford Italia Ford Romania Ford Otosan (41%) Websiteford.eu Ford of Europe GmbH is a subsidiary company of Ford Motor Company founded in 1967 in Cork, Ireland, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany. History Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 by the merger of Ford of Britain and Ford Germany along with the Irish Henry Ford & Son Ltd. The front-engined Ford Transit range of panel vans launched in 1965, was the first formal co-operation between the two entities, simultaneously developed to replace the German Ford Taunus Transit and the British Ford Thames 400E. Prior to this, the two companies avoided marketing their vehicles in one anot