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Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
The Canadian Rd.
Oakville, Ontario L6J 5E4, Canada
Tel. 905-845-2511
Toll Free 800-565-3673
Fax 905-844-8085

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.ford.ca
 Employees: 13,200

Ford Motor Company of Canada is where the Mustang meets the maple leaf. A wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor, Ford of Canada is that country's longest-running automobile maker. The company was founded in 1904 when, with a $125,000 investment, Henry Ford set up limited operations at the McGregor wagon factory in Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River from his original plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford of Canada manufactures cars and trucks, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles, at four assembly and manufacturing plants. The company also operates two parts distribution centers, and it oversees more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships, including dealers in every Canadian province.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $2,857.8M

Officers:
President and CEO: David Mondragon
VP Finance: Gary Hawthorne
VP Public Affairs: Lauren More

Competitors:
Chrysler Canada
GM Canada
Toyota

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Ford Motor Company of Canada
Type Public (NYSE: F)
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.

Contents

List of current Ford facilities in Canada

Plant Location Employees[4] Year opened Year closed Notes
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

List of former Ford plants in Canada

Plant Location Year opened Year closed Notes
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

Vehicles Currently Produced in Canada

Previous Vehicles produced in Canada

Notes

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "Facilities | Ford Motor Company Newsroom". Media.ford.com. http://media.ford.com/plants.cfm?region_id=182. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 

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