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TIME Names Ford America’s Most Iconic Company


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On 1/8/2026 at 7:25 PM, Sherminator98 said:

Not surprising that Ford is no. 1.  Surprised that the International oils are not high on the list.  Like ExxonMobil is listed as a founded date of 1999.  That was the merger date for Exxon and Mobil.  Of course  Exxon was Esso which had its birth as Standard Oil and Mobil's roots sprang from the same place..as Socony..or Standard Oil Of NY.

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5 hours ago, Bob Rosadini said:

Not surprising that Ford is no. 1.  Surprised that the International oils are not high on the list.  Like ExxonMobil is listed as a founded date of 1999.  That was the merger date for Exxon and Mobil.  Of course  Exxon was Esso which had its birth as Standard Oil and Mobil's roots sprang from the same place..as Socony..or Standard Oil Of NY.

Talking about oil cos., I read that Citgo -- and apparently only Citgo --  is Venezuela owned.

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This is probably a good place to post this. There are a bunch of videos about the Rouge plant, but this is one of the better ones. There's also one about the explosion on Feb 1, 1999. I think all the money Ford has spent and lost on EV's, building a new headquarters and tearing down the old one could have been better spent rebuilding the Rouge plant. The only thing they didn't make were the tires!  Ford would be able to put out a car at 50 to 75% of the current prices, blowing away the competition!

 

(1542) Trip Through Time The Inside Tour of the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant Original Film - YouTube

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