Ford Motor Company

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Ford Motor Company

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        The Ford Motor Company was founded in Michigan in 1903 by Henry Ford (1863-1947). Henry Ford and Son Company began manufacturing Fordson tractors in 1907. Starting in 1939, the Ford N-series tractors, and particularly the 1947 Ford 8N, become some of the most popular tractors of all time in North America. The N-series tractors were replaced by the Ford NAA tractor in 1953. Ford purchased the Sperry-New Holland skid-steer loader and hay baler as well as other farm implements from Sperry Corporation in 1986, forming the Ford-New Holland Company, which bought out Versatile tractors in 1988. This company was bought by Fiat in 1993 and reverted back to New Holland, dropping Ford from its name.

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