Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | August 18, 1925 |
Founder | Henry Ford |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Number of locations | Two manufacturing facilities |
Key people | |
Products | Automobiles |
Number of employees | 28,842 (2009) |
Parent | Ford of Europe |
Website | ford.de |
Ford-Werke GmbH[1] is a German-based car manufacturing company headquartered in Merkenich-Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a fully-owned subsidiary of American Ford Motor Company. It operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a plant in Cologne and a plant in Saarlouis, and serves as a major hub for Ford's presence in the European markets.