I am a big fan of the Ford Motor Company.  I am loyal to a fault.  I currently drive a Ford F-150.  Do you also like the Ford company?
Absolutely. My family is kind of tied to them, because my father used to work in their factor in Dearborn, Michigan, where they're headquartered. I also love them because they're as American as it gets, being one of the premier American multinational automakers.
Wow!  How cool is this!  Being so close to the company, what can you tell me about them?
Well, I'm sure you're aware it was founded by Henry Ford, specifically on June 16th, way back in 1903. But further, what people may not realize is that Lincoln is a part of Ford, and it's their luxury brand. And even more interesting still, is the fact that they own a Brazilian SUV manufacturer, Troller, as well as an Australian performance car manufacturer, FPV. They've got a lot of properties.
I did know about Henry Ford; but I had no idea about the Australian or Brazilian manufacturing companies.  This is so amazing!
Exactly. And they have an 8% stake in Aston Martin in the UK, and a 49% stake in Jiangling in China, so they're really diversified and international, interestingly enough.
With that 49% stake in China, do you think they will come to main ownership over that company soon?  I had no idea Ford was in so many international works.
It's hard to say. Ford seems to be adamant about dabbling in a lot of joint ventures, including  one in China (Changan Ford), one in Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), one in Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), one in Turkey (Ford Otosan), and one in Russia (Ford Sollers). So, it may be less about taking over and more about supporting their main company through the success of others.
Some companies just know how to get business done.  That's what I love about Ford.
Fordism. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000 respectively, were sold to Tata Motors in March 2008. Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010. In 2011, Ford discontinued the Mercury brand, under which it had marketed entry-level luxury cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East since 1938.
Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker (behind General Motors) and the fifth-largest in the world (behind Toyota,
Wicked Wonderland (album)
Wicked Wonderland is the seventh studio album by American rock-musician Lita Ford and her first of new material in almost 15 years.
Ford said about the album: "Everybody has their own 'Wicked Wonderland'. It's a place where you can do whatever you want and get as freaky as you feel. These songs are my version of that - they're all about my life…well, the parts that happen when the kids are in bed and my husband and I get