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Ford of Britain (officially Ford Motor Company Limited)〔The Ford 'companies' or corporate entities referred to in this article are: * Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, incorporated 16 June 1903 * Ford Motor Company Limited, incorporated 7 December 1928. Current (May 2010) registered office at Eagle Way, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BW, manufacturer and seller of motor vehicles and parts * Ford Motor Company (England) Limited, incorporated in 1909, ''purchased by Ford Motor Company Limited December 1928'' * Henry Ford and Son, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1915, incorporated 8 October 1917 * Henry Ford and Son Limited, Cork incorporated 17 April 1917, ''purchased by Ford Motor Company Limited December'' 1928 Holding company for Ford's European and Egyptian businesses and in addition Lincoln Cars Limited, London, and Henry Ford and Son, Cork: * Société d'Investissements Ford, Luxembourg, was liquidated during 1939 and its assets transferred to: * Ford Investment Company Limited, Guernsey, Channel Islands 〕 is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Europe, itself a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Brentwood, Essex.〔http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/ca6ce15527c0a5120b8613d3117735ae/compdetails〕 It adopted the name of Ford of Britain in 1960.〔Ford Display Advertising ''The Times'', Saturday, Jul 23, 1960; pg. 5; Issue 54831; col A〕 Ford of Britain operates three major manufacturing sites in the UK, in Bridgend (petrol engine production), Dagenham (diesel engine production) and Halewood (transmissions).〔 It also operates a large research and development facility in Dunton, Essex, which employs over 3,000 engineers.〔 Ford has been the UK's biggest-selling car and commercial vehicle brand for 34 and 45 consecutive years respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ford remains strong in Europe despite challenging market conditions in 2010 )〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford of Britain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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