Ford is the permanent brand under which Ford Motor Company cars have been produced since 1903. The founder and owner of the company was the famous engineer and industrialist Henry Ford, who realized his dream of producing a mass inexpensive car, which was the Ford Model T (1908-1919). Having made a simple and reliable car, using conveyor assembly for the first time in the auto industry, Henry Ford turned the car from a luxury item into a means of transportation, opening the era of motorization, first in America and then around the world. Ford is the third largest auto corporation in the world by volume and one of the ten largest US companies, and remains to this day one of the few multinational corporations owned by the founder's family (40% of the shares are in the hands of the Ford family). The company produces a wide range of cars and commercial vehicles under the brands "Ford", "Lincoln", "Mercury". Together with Ford, Volvo Cars and Mazda are part of the international automotive alliance. Besides the USA, Ford manufactures operate in Canada, Ukraine, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, China and other countries. The Ford Motor Company includes a large division of Ford of Europe headquartered in Cologne. Ford cars have long become a symbol of the American car - comfortable, spacious and reliable. Ford accessories, units and spare parts have long been in demand in all corners of the planet