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auto bailouts and 2008 financial crisis
Ford is the second largest of the North American automobile manufacturers, and has a significant international presence as well. Ford makes 6.6 million vehicles a year under several brands including Lincoln and Mercury, and [[Volvo]] of [[Sweden]]. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest in the Japanese manufacturer [[Mazda]].
Ford is the second largest of the North American automobile manufacturers, and has a significant international presence as well. Ford makes 6.6 million vehicles a year under several brands including Lincoln and Mercury, and [[Volvo]] of [[Sweden]]. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest in the Japanese manufacturer [[Mazda]].
Though initially joining the other "Big Three" American auto manufactures (GM and Chrysler being the other two) in requesting US government-backed loans in 2008, Ford Motor Company did not request government aid in 2009 when GM and Chrysler were bailed out. Ford, being the strongest of the American auto manufacturers going into the 2008 financial crisis, now has to compete with the unfairly advantaged, mostly government-owned, GM and Fiat-owned Chrysler, both of which had have their past debts resolved during their respective 2009 bankruptcy and restructuring.
==Models of Car Ford Has Produced==
==Models of Car Ford Has Produced==
==Boycott==
==Boycott==
A boycott of Ford products is currently in place. It was organized by the [[conservative]] [[American Family Association]] as a reaction to Ford's active promotion of homosexuality. Since the AFA's boycott drew national media attention to Ford's aggressive promotion of the [[homosexual agenda]], sale of Ford products have declined dramitacally.<ref>http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/01/group_says_boycott_adding_to_f.php</ref><ref>http://www.boycottford.com/</ref>
A boycott of Ford products is currently in place. It was organized by the [[conservative]] [[American Family Association]] as a reaction to Ford's active promotion of homosexuality. Since the AFA's boycott drew national media attention to Ford's aggressive promotion of the [[homosexual agenda]], sale of Ford products have declined dramatically, though this decline coincides with the sharp decline of automotive sales in general during the financial crisis of the late 2000s; similar declines in sales were observed in non-boycotted companies like GM and Chrysler during this time.<ref>http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/01/group_says_boycott_adding_to_f.php</ref><ref>http://www.boycottford.com/</ref>
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==