A few car companies to learn about

Ford• Founded By- Henry Ford• Founded June 16, 1903• Ford owns Ford, Lincoln, and Mazda(Japan) Ford has owned-

Mercury (Discontinued in 2011), Austin Martin (Sold in 2007), Jaguar, Land Rover (Sold to Tata Motors in 2008), and Volvo (sold to Geely Automobile in 2010)

• Geely Automobile- A Chinese owned company, and Tata Motors is company in Mumbai, India

Ford• Ford is the second largest auto maker in the United States, and

the fifth largest aftermarket in Europe.

Ford’s Current Line Up• Ford Fiesta• Ford Focus• Ford Fusion• Ford Escape• Ford Edge• Ford Flex• Ford Explorer• Ford Expedition• Ford Ranger• Ford F-150• Ford F-250• Ford F-350• Ford Transit Connect• Ford E-Series Van• Ford E-series Wagon

Ford Sales in AmericaCalendar Year American sales

1999 4,163,369[42]

2000 4,202,8202001 3,971,3642002 3,623,709[43]

2003 3,483,7192004 3,331,676[44]

2005 3,153,8752006 2,901,090[45]

2007 2,507,3662008 1,988,376[46]

2009 1,620,888[47]

2010 1,935,462[48

Chevrolet (Chevy)• Founded by- Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durrant• Founded November 3, 1911 • General Motors acquired Chevy in 1918• They were asked to build vehicle's that would compete with

Ford (Model T)

Chevrolet (Chevy)• In 1928,Plymouth, Ford, and Chevy, was know as the “Low-

Priced Three”

Current Vehicle Line Up• Sonic• Aveo• Cruze• Malibu• Impala• Camero• Corvette• Equinox• Traverse • Tahoe• Suburban• Colorado• Silverado• Avalanche• Express• Volt