Ford family (controlling shareholders)

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American family business family dynasty

The Ford family is the influential American dynasty that has maintained significant ownership and control over the Ford Motor Company across multiple generations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ford family	11
Ford family foundations	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American family ⓘ business family ⓘ dynasty ⓘ
associatedCompany	Ford Motor Company ⓘ
cityAssociation	Dearborn, Michigan, United States ⓘ surface form: Dearborn, Michigan Detroit ⓘ
controlMechanism	Class B supervoting shares ⓘ
corporateCultureInfluence	emphasis on long-term stability at Ford Motor Company ⓘ
corporateGovernanceRole	board representation at Ford Motor Company ⓘ
corporateOfficeHeldByMembers	CEO of Ford Motor Company ⓘ chairman of Ford Motor Company ⓘ executive vice president at Ford Motor Company ⓘ president of Ford Motor Company ⓘ
corporateRole	controlling shareholders of Ford Motor Company ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicImpact	major contribution to U.S. industrialization ⓘ
economicOwnership	minority of total equity in Ford Motor Company ⓘ
foundingAncestor	Henry Ford ⓘ
generationCount	multiple generations ⓘ
headquartersRegion	Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan
historicalSignificance	one of the most prominent American industrial families ⓘ
industry	automotive ⓘ
influenceArea	corporate strategy of Ford Motor Company ⓘ long-term vision of Ford Motor Company ⓘ succession planning at Ford Motor Company ⓘ
legacy	continuity of family control over Ford Motor Company ⓘ
mediaPortrayal	symbol of American industrial capitalism ⓘ
notableFor	controlling Ford Motor Company ⓘ
notableMember	Anne Ford ⓘ Charlotte Ford ⓘ Edsel B. Ford II ⓘ Edsel Ford ⓘ Elena Ford ⓘ Henry Ford ⓘ Henry Ford II ⓘ Henry Ford III ⓘ William Clay Ford Jr. ⓘ William Clay Ford Sr. ⓘ
ownershipStructureFeature	dual-class share structure at Ford Motor Company ⓘ
philanthropicActivity	Ford family (controlling shareholders) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ford family foundations
publicListingContext	Ford Motor Company is publicly traded while family retains control ⓘ
relatedFamilyBusiness	Detroit Lions ownership by William Clay Ford Sr. branch ⓘ
sectorInfluence	Detroit automotive industry ⓘ U.S. manufacturing ⓘ
successionPattern	leadership often passed to family members at Ford Motor Company ⓘ
votingControl	approximately 40% of voting power in Ford Motor Company ⓘ
wealthSource	Ford Motor Company shares ⓘ