Ford of Britain

Ford Motor Company Limited
Trade name	Ford of Britain
Company type	Limited company
Industry	Automotive
Predecessor	Briggs Motor Bodies
Founded	Ford Motor Company Ltd.; 1909
Founder	Henry Ford
Headquarters	Laindon, Essex ; England
Key people	Lisa Brankin (Managing Director)
Products	engines and transmissions
Services	Financial services
Owner	Ford Motor Company
Number of employees	Approximately 8,500
Parent	Ford of Europe
Subsidiaries	TrustFord
Website	ford.co.uk

Ford Motor Company Limited, trading as Ford of Britain, is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Technologies Limited (formerly called Blue Oval Holdings), itself a subsidiary of Ford International Capital LLC, which is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Laindon, Essex. It adopted the name of Ford of Britain in 1960.

Ford of Britain operates two major manufacturing sites in the UK, in Dagenham (diesel engine production) and Halewood (transmissions). It also operates a large research and development facility in Dunton, Essex, which employs over 3,000 engineers.

In 2010, Ford had been the UK's biggest-selling car and commercial vehicle brand for 34 and 45 consecutive years respectively.

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