Factory Websites
Additional information regarding Ford, Honda Chevrolet and Lincoln automobiles can be found on the following factory and factory-sponsored websites.
Ford
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Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the United Kingdom. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2010 Ford sold Volvo to Geely Automobile. Ford discontinued the Mercury brand after the 2011 model year.
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Honda
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Honda Motor Company has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, producing more than 14 million engines each year. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer. As of August 2008, Honda surpassed Chrysler as the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States. Honda is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the world.
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Chevrolet
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Chevrolet is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company. Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918. Chevrolet was positioned by Alfred Sloan to sell a lineup of mainstream vehicles to directly compete against Henry Ford's Model T in the 1920s, with "Chevrolet" being at times synonymous with GM. In North America, Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles, from subcompact cars to medium-duty commercial trucks.
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Lincoln
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Lincoln is an American luxury vehicle brand of Ford Motor Company. The company was founded in 1915 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac. During World War I, he left Cadillac which was sold to General Motors. Leland formed the Lincoln Motor Company, named after Abraham Lincoln, to build Liberty aircraft engines using cylinders supplied by Ford Motor Company. After the war, the company's factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles. The Lincoln Motor Company was active until April 30, 1940. The following day, it became the Lincoln Division of Ford Motor Company.
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