Special Vehicle Team

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Special Vehicle Team (SVT)

Company type	Subsidiary
Predecessor	Special Vehicle Operations
Founded	1991 [1]
Defunct	2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Fate	Merged to form Ford Performance
Successor	Ford Performance
Headquarters	U.S.
Products	High-performance cars
Parent	Ford Motor Company

Special Vehicle Team, also known as SVT, was an arm of Ford Motor Company responsible for the development of the company's highest-performance vehicles. Established in 1991,^[1] SVT was the successor to the SVO division. The last SVT Director was Hermann Salenbauch. SVT was previously led by Hau Thai-Tang (2004–2007) and John Coletti (1993-2004). In 2015, Ford Racing, alongside Ford Team RS and Special Vehicle Team, merged into a global entity named Ford Performance.