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Company type | S.p.A. |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1923 |
Founder | Henry Ford |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Automobiles |
Owner | Ford Motor Company |
Parent | Ford of Europe |
Website | ford |
Ford Italia S.p.A., previously Ford Italiana S.A. and Ford Motor Company Italia, is the Italian subsidiary of the United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company.
Company history
Ford founded the Ford Motor Company Italia in Trieste in 1923 to assemble automobiles.[1] The company moved to Bologna in 1933.[1] After the Second World War, the company was renamed Ford Italiana SA.[1] In 1959, moved to Rome.[1] By 1964, their only independent model was the Ford Anglia Torino. Production ended in 1967.[2] The company still exists today as Ford Italia S.p.A.
Vehicles
First, the models Ford Model T and Ford Model TT[1] and Fordson Tractor were produced. The Ford Anglia Torino was introduced on the basis of the Ford Anglia 105E in 1964.[2] Giovanni Michelotti had revised the bodywork and in particular replaced the rear-sloping rear window.[2] Production took place at OSI.[2] Production of the model ended in 1967.[2] A total of 10,000 copies were sold in Italy.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e GTÜ Gesellschaft für Technische Überwachung mbH Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 22 December 2013)
- ^ a b c d e f Anglia-Modelle über den Ford Anglia Torino (retrieved 12 February 2012)