Who does ford own

mitch_302 · 14-01-2008, 07:10 PM

howdy fellas
i'm gonna be doing year 12 this year and im doing 'visual communication & design' in which i can design anything i want, im aspiring to design cars so i'm thinking that im onna design an Aussie ford super car. There is a lot of research involved and want to know what companies Ford has previously and currently owned so i can check out all the styling of the supercars and concept cars they,ve made
CHEERS

FalconXV · 14-01-2008, 07:31 PM

Aston Martin, Jaguar (think XJ220), and check out Saleen s7, Ford GT40, GT90.

wodahs · 14-01-2008, 07:53 PM

ford america's web site www.ford.com
ford ( no suprise )
lincoln
mercury
mazda
volvo
jaguar
and land-rover

well im suprised some of these (well at least the mazda's ) are marketed and sold throu ford

fmc351 · 14-01-2008, 07:59 PM

they own everyone

Come on, its a Ford site, someone had to say it.

Octane-398 · 14-01-2008, 08:02 PM

but not me

mitch_302 · 14-01-2008, 08:26 PM

cheers
I thought we may of had something to do with Aston Martin

phoonfan · 14-01-2008, 08:45 PM

Ford has sold their majority stake in Aston Martin! Bugger!

MethodX · 14-01-2008, 11:26 PM

Sold Aston and are in the process of seling Jaguar and Land Rover to the Indian company TATA

AusM · 14-01-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by phoonfan

Ford has sold their majority stake in Aston Martin! Bugger!

But still own about 8% of the company that owns AM...

Mitch - let me know if you need any pics, I should be able to come up with one or two once you've decided what type of car...

mitch_302 · 15-01-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PFdesign

But still own about 8% of the company that owns AM...

Mitch - let me know if you need any pics, I should be able to come up with one or two once you've decided what type of car...

thanks for the offer but i reckon i'll just hit images and sort through a few of these and pick out bits and pieces of what i like

xwgasaxe · 15-01-2008, 02:18 PM

It's only a stake in Mazda approximately 33%.

Mr Cube · 15-01-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by fmc351

they own everyone

Come on, its a Ford site, someone had to say it.

haha I thought it

Rev28K · 15-01-2008, 07:20 PM

And they own Ghia (the famed coachbuilder), Daimler (Jaguar association) and Lagonda (Aston Martin association) as dormant marques.

They also bought the Rover name to protect their Land Rover badge, the idea was that it could be potentially devalued if someone else bought it and turned out crap (waits for sarcastic comments with baited breath).

XRated · 15-01-2008, 08:20 PM

Mate I did Vis Comm and Design in VCE. It was my best subject and I spent countless hours and late nights on it; neglecting most of my other subjects :P

I was going to design a car for one of my major pieces but there is a lot to it, plus a lot of others have been there done that. I'm not sure how the subject is structured any more but we only got about half a semester to research what you want to design (like a watch for example) and to do it properly it takes a long time - as much as the time you spend doing the actual design - and the second half of the semester to design a separate piece relating to it (like a poster/advertisement/model on that original design). So you won't have a lot of time to design something as complex as a car.

But anyway, my piece of advice is to be more open-minded about your research. You will be surprised where you can pick up fresh ideas from. For example, check any car maker's for ideas and don't limit yourself to supercars. Think about other areas that you can get design cues and influences from - jets (Lamborghini, SAAB, and BMW have done similar), high speed boats, it could be really anything that you get your research - it doesn't specifically have to be from vehicles - organic shapes/textures, other areas in technology, simply anything.

Nikked · 15-01-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xwgasaxe

It's only a stake in Mazda approximately 33%.

Not sure of the percentage, but they are the majority holders....

**Dave R** · 15-01-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikk O'lass

Quote:

Originally Posted by xwgasaxe

It's only a stake in Mazda approximately 33%.

Not sure of the percentage, but they are the majority holders....

33% is correct.

Paxton · 15-01-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrenaline

33% is correct.

But with Ford guys running the joint, they have total control, without spending a great deal.

Ford recently bought the name Rover, to stop the Chinese company that has MG from bringing out a Rover SUV - they already did and are still in business.

**Dave R** · 16-01-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Paxton

But with Ford guys running the joint, they have total control, without spending a great deal.

Ford recently bought the name Rover, to stop the Chinese company that has MG from bringing out a Rover SUV - they already did and are still in business.

Actually I recall Ford's acquisition of the Rover name happening in Q3-Q4 2006 - quite a while ago. There was also a bit of speculation earlier last year that Ford would offload or significantly reduce their share of Mazda to raise capital - which had me worried for a while!

FGII-XR6 · 16-01-2008, 10:31 AM

I heard recently they have an interest in BMW too

Bossxr8 · 16-01-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

I heard recently they have an interest in BMW too

Untrue. BMW is independant.

JAZSXY · 16-01-2008, 05:09 PM

Posted this before and here it is again. Not sure how old it is though.
http://tides.ws/wp-content/uploads/i...Owns%20Who.jpg

irlewy86 · 16-01-2008, 05:23 PM

Too complex for words

trburnard · 16-01-2008, 11:30 PM

Mate, The yanks are really into using older vehicles as inspiration ie: the current mustang shape. Why not take a classic aussie muscle car as a styling que and modernise it. Something like the XB GT Coupe, not only would it look awesome it might save some time. No need for it to be a super car and you would be capitilising in the resurgence in muscle car interest. Its just my 5 cents worth mate.

Cheers

**CAT600** · 17-01-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by trburnard

Mate, The yanks are really into using older vehicles as inspiration ie: the current mustang shape. Why not take a classic aussie muscle car as a styling que and modernise it. Something like the XB GT Coupe, not only would it look awesome it might save some time. No need for it to be a super car and you would be capitilising in the resurgence in muscle car interest. Its just my 5 cents worth mate.

Cheers

Modern XB Coupe is not as silly as it sounds.

Especially with moderm day reverse cameras to fix that HUGE blind spot behind...

Daniel

wodahs · 17-01-2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JAZSXY

Posted this before and here it is again. Not sure how old it is though.
http://tides.ws/wp-content/uploads/i...Owns%20Who.jpg pic below

so im still confussed which rail line do i use to get in to the city ?

**Dave R** · 17-01-2008, 02:19 AM

Unfortunately the map is no longer accurate.

FGII-XR6 · 17-01-2008, 11:32 AM

this should help http://www.ford.com/about-ford/compa...le-brands#tab1

mitch_302 · 17-01-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by trburnard

Mate, The yanks are really into using older vehicles as inspiration ie: the current mustang shape. Why not take a classic aussie muscle car as a styling que and modernise it. Something like the XB GT Coupe, not only would it look awesome it might save some time. No need for it to be a super car and you would be capitilising in the resurgence in muscle car interest. Its just my 5 cents worth mate.

Cheers

All this stuff is gold fellas, helpin alot getting the creative juices goin. i actually did a real simple side on view of just something that i thought would look nice and inspiration from the roofline and sidewindow opening was from XA/B/C coupe. Old cars is what i love so there will be plenty of that in there.