Ford Motor Company makes cars.
Ford Motor Company . Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer , Troller , and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV . Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker ( preceded by General Motors ) and the fifth-largest in the world ( behind Toyota , VW , Hyundai-Kia and General Motors ) based on 2015 vehicle production . In 2008 , Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide .