Ford Motor Company of Canada
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| Type | Public (NYSE: F) |
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| Founded | 1904 |
| Founder(s) | Henry Ford |
| Headquarters | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Area served | Canada, United States |
| Key people | David Mondragon |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | Mainstream/Performance vehicles Automotive parts |
| Services | Automotive finance, Vehicle leasing, Vehicle service |
| Revenue | see Ford Motor Company for details |
| Owner(s) | Ford Motor Company |
| Parent | Ford Motor Company |
| Website | Ford Canada |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited was founded in 1904 for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Ford automobiles in Canada and the British Empire. The Ford Motor Company in Detroit transferred the patent and selling rights to the Walkerville Wagon Company, in order to avoid the tariff rates for non-British Empire countries. The Company was originally known as the Walkerville Wagon Works, and was located in Walkerville, Ontario (now incorporated within Windsor, Ontario). The Company President Gordon McGregor convinced a group of investors to invest in Henry Ford's new automobile, which was being produced across the river in Detroit.
On August 17, 1904, the Ford Motor Company was founded in Walkerville, Ontario. The Company had gained all Ford patent rights and selling privileges to all parts of the British Empire, except Great Britain and Ireland. The Model C, the first car to be produced in Canada, rolled out of the factory in late September 1904. The Company could produce two cars at a time and in its first full year of production, the Company was able to produce 117 automobiles. The Company's first export sales were to Calcutta, India. The Company is still an important manufacturing enterprise in Windsor.
With the growth in car sales after World War II, Ford of Canada decided to move its head office and build a new assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario. The new Oakville assembly plant was opened in 1953. In order to meet ever increasing demand, the Company opened a new assembly plant in Talbotville, Ontario in 1967.
Historically Ford was one of most powerful companies in Canada, and in the 1970s, Ford was the "largest" company in Canada.[1] Ford of Canada celebrated its Centennial in 2004, shortly after the Parent Company Ford in the United States did in 2003.
Current CEO and President of Ford Motor Company of Canada is David Mondragon, effective September 1, 2008, replacing Barry Engle [2] who recently resigned to join New Holland America as its CEO. William H. Osborne had held the position since 2005 and was replaced by Engle in February 2008. [3]
The firm both sells automobiles in Canada, and manufactures automobiles, for sale in Canada and other countries.
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[edit] List of current Ford facilities in Canada
| Plant | Location | Employees[4] | Year opened | Year closed | Notes |
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| Oakville Assembly Complex | Oakville, Ontario | 3,820 | 1953 | also Canadian Headquarters | |
| St. Thomas Assembly Plant | St. Thomas, Ontario | 2,460 | 1968 | Sept 2010 | only production facility for the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car |
| Windsor Engine Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 1,850 | 1978 | ||
| Essex Engine Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 1981; reopen late 2009 | 2007 | ||
| Windsor Aluminum Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 940 | 1992 |
[edit] List of former Ford plants in Canada
| Plant | Location | Year opened | Year closed | Notes |
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| Windsor Casting Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 1934 | May 30 2007 | Now Demolished |
| Essex Aluminum Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 1981 | February 13 2009 | |
| Ontario Truck Plant | Oakville, Ontario | 1965 | 2004 | re-tooled and re-opened as part of Oakville Car Plant |
| Walkerville Plant | Windsor, Ontario | 1904 | 1953 | former Canadian Headquarters and main assembly operations also known as Plant 1 |
[edit] Vehicles Currently Produced in Canada
- Ford Crown Victoria (Includes livery and Police Interceptor models) - St. Thomas - will cease production in 2010
- Ford Edge - Oakville
- Ford Flex - Oakville
- Mercury Grand Marquis - St. Thomas - will cease production in 2010
- Lincoln Town Car - from MY2008 - St. Thomas - will cease production in 2010
- Lincoln MKX - Oakville
[edit] Previous Vehicles produced in Canada
- Ford SVT Lightning (2nd Generation) - Oakville
- Mercury Monterey (Minivan) - Oakville
- Mercury Marauder
- Ford F-150 - Oakville
- Ford Freestar - Oakville
- Ford Windstar - Oakville
- Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz- Oakville
- Ford Model-A - Walkerville (Windsor)
- Ford Model-C - Walkerville (Windsor)
- Ford Model-K - Walkerville (Windsor)
- Ford Model-N - Walkerville (Windsor)
- Ford Model-T - Walkerville (Windsor)
- Ford Torino - Oakville
- Ford Falcon - Oakville
- Ford Maverick - Oakville
- Ford Econoline - Oakville
- Ford-produced Canadian Military Pattern truck during World War II - Windsor
- Mercury Meteor - Windsor, Oakville
- Mercury Monarch - Oakville
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "General News » Ford of Canada names new president". CanadianDriver. 2008-09-01. http://www.canadiandriver.com/thenews/2008/08/25/ford-of-canada-names-new-president.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Barry Engle, the new President of Ford Motor Company of Canada (video) - Car News | Page 1". Auto123. http://www.auto123.com/en/news/car-news/barry-engle-the-new-president-of-ford-motor-company-of-canada-video?artid=94746. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Facilities | Ford Motor Company Newsroom". Media.ford.com. http://media.ford.com/plants.cfm?region_id=182. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
