Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. During 2007, we built 6.5 million vehicles and employed about 244,000 people worldwide. Our business partners include dealers and more than 11,000 suppliers.
Find out more about the Company's core and affiliated automotive brands, which include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo, Mazda and, until completion of their sale, Jaguar and Land Rover. The Company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.
We produce our products in facilities operated by Ford Motor Company and/or joint ventures. This section lists our manufacturing plants by geographic location and by plant type.
We have analyzed the most significant sustainability issues we face and the impacts they have at the various stages of our value chain. Some issues do not pertain to a particular life-cycle stage; a number of others apply across the whole value chain.