Ford of Britain is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Brentwood, Essex. It adopted the name of Ford of Britain in 1960. Ford of Britain operates four major manufacturing sites in the UK, in Bridgend , Dagenham , Halewood and Southampton . It also operates a large research and development facility in Dunton, Essex which employs over 3,000 engineers. Ford has been the UK's biggest-selling car and commercial vehicle brand for 34 and 45 consecutive years respectively. The first... Ford cars, three Model As, were imported into the UK in 1903 and the first dealership in Southampton opened in 1910. In 1909 the Ford Motor Company Limited was established under the chairmanship of Percival Perry opening an office at 55 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, on 8 March 1911.
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