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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally posted by PoteMatic
snakeyes i dunno how good yer sight is but that a definite Mazda symbol on the bottom picture... Uh does ford own mazda? I dunno.
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yeah...
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Tokyo, April 12, 1996 (Reuter)
Mazda Motor Corp said on Friday it and Ford Motor Co had agreed on a closer tie-up aimed at creating the world's strongest automobile group in the future.
"Mazda and Ford have agreed to boost the existing strategic cooperation on a global basis," Mazda said in a statement issued in Tokyo. "The strengthening of the ties means a continuation of the business relationship between the two companies which started in the 1960s and a steady expansion of the relationship which followed an equity tie-up in 1979. With this move we aim to become the world's strongest group in the future," it said.
Ford will boost its stake in Mazda to 33.4 percent from 22.54 percent and install a seconded Ford executive as Mazda's president, the statement said. Analysts say the one-third stake will give the U.S. car giant a greater say in the running of Mazda, Japan's fifth-largest vehicle manufacturer
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here's Ford's holdings:
Ford Motor Company is a global leader in the automotive industry, selling more than seven million vehicles annually in more than 200 markets worldwide. The company employs more than 370,000 people, and has 112 wholly owned, equity-owned and joint venture manufacturing plants in 30 countries on six continents. Ford has nine automotive brands — Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Mazda, Volvo, Aston Martin, Land Rover and TH!NK. In the U.S., Ford (including Visteon, its automotive components and systems subsidiary) employs over 173,000 employees and has manufacturing and assembly facilities in 47 cities in 14 states.
http://www.autoalliance.org/ataglance.htm lists some of the others, but does not include information on the relationships of Toyota/Lexus, Nissan/Infiniti, Honday/Acura.
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