FACT SHEET

Ford Motor Company

General Information
 FACT SHEET
Ford Motor Company General Information

General
• Manufactures and distributes automobiles on six continents, strong presence in all 50 states.
• Employs approximately 224,000 people and operates 90 plants worldwide.
• Brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo, Mazda and Ford Motor Credit Company.

People
• U.S. Ford Employees, Retirees and Dependents: More than 535,000.
• U.S. Ford Dealership Employees: More than 175,000.
• Indirect U.S. Jobs Supported: More than 575,000.

Economic Impact
• U.S. Research and Development Investments (2005-07): $22.7 billion total.
• U.S. Goods and Services Purchased: More than $40 billion/ year.
• U.S. Supplier Facilities: More than 7,000.
• Ford Vehicles on U.S. Roads: 48 million.

Setting Ford Apart

• Leveraging global portfolio to deliver six new world-class small and mid-size vehicles, starting in
2010.
• Ford, Lincoln, Mercury lineup to be almost completely upgraded by end of 2010.
o 2009 Ford F-150, which is now on sale.
o 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln MKZ sedans, on sale in spring 2009.
o 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid on sale in spring 2009, doubling
vehicle production and the hybrid lineup.
o New Ford Mustang – coupe, convertible, and glass-roof models – in spring 2009.
o New Ford Taurus sedan – with EcoBoost engine/advanced safety/convenience
technologies – in mid-2009.
o New European Transit Connect small multi-purpose van in mid-2009.
o New Lincoln seven-passenger crossover – with EcoBoost engine – in mid-2009.
o New European Ford Fiesta, in both four- and five-door versions, in early 2010.
o New European Ford Focus, in both four- and five-door versions, in 2010.
o New Mercury small car in 2010.
o Next-generation Ford Explorer – with unibody, EcoBoost, up to 25 percent better fuel
economy – in 2010.
• Increasing car and crossover products to 60 percent of Ford’s lineup, versus 30 percent in 2006.
• Ford plans to be the best or among the best in fuel economy with every new product in its
segment.
• Hybrid vehicle production and lineup to double in 2009.
• EcoBoost V-6 engines, Ford’s new engine technology that provides 20 percent better fuel
economy with 15 percent fewer CO2 emissions, introduced on several vehicles in 2009,
beginning with Lincoln MKS, Ford Taurus, Ford Flex. Four-cylinder EcoBoost engines will debut
in 2010. Ford will offer EcoBoost on more than 80 percent of its North American lineup by the
end of 2012.
• Ford to double capacity for North American four-cylinder engines to more than 1 million units
by 2011.