Ford F

AutomotiveMarket cap $50B14 connections

Ford Motor Company makes America's #1 selling vehicle - the F-Series pickup truck ($50B+ in annual revenue alone). Its Mustang is the world's best-selling sports car. Ford Pro (commercial vehicles and fleet services) and Model e (EVs) are its strategic divisions. The F-150 Lightning brought electrification to America's most important vehicle segment. Ford's BlueCruise hands-free driving competes with GM's Super Cruise.

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Companies that sell to Ford

AlphabetTechnology · $2.1TGoogle Cloud and Android for Ford (2021 deal)since 2021
QualcommSemiconductors · $185BConnected vehicle platform
NXP SemiconductorsSemiconductors · $48BIn-vehicle networking chips
Microchip TechnologySemiconductors · $32BAuto microcontrollers
PPG IndustriesChemicals · $30BAutomotive coatings for Ford manufacturing plants
ON SemiconductorSemiconductors · $28BPower semiconductors for EVs
Steel DynamicsMaterials & Mining · $20BSteel Dynamics sheet steel for Ford vehicle bodies
BorgWarnerAutomotive · $8BDrivetrain components
IPG PhotonicsSemiconductors · $8BIPG photonics lasers in Ford Mustang Mach-E production

Partners 5

Strategic partnerships, joint products and alliances

TeslaAutomotive · $800BFord adopted Tesla NACS connector - Supercharger network access deal
CATLAutomotive · $230BFord licenses CATL's LFP technology for its Michigan battery plant
RivianAutomotive · $18BJoint venture (dissolved)
Ally FinancialFinance · $12BAlly finances Ford and other auto brand purchases
SiriusXMMedia & Telecom · $7BSiriusXM standard in new Ford vehicles

Key relationships in depth

Ford & Alphabet

Ford and Google have a comprehensive technology partnership launched in 2021 under the Latitude umbrella, with Google Cloud as Ford's preferred cloud platform and Android Automotive OS in Ford and Lincoln vehicles. The partnership includes co-development of new connected vehicle services, over-the-air software update capabilities, and AI-powered vehicle analytics running on Google Cloud. Ford's Blue Oval Intelligence platform for software-defined vehicles is built on Google Cloud infrastructure.

Why it matters: Ford's transformation to a software and services business model requires cloud-scale AI and data analytics capabilities that Ford cannot build internally, making Google Cloud a strategic partner for Ford's ambition to generate software and services revenue from its installed vehicle base. Android Automotive in Ford vehicles gives Google data access to millions of American drivers' behaviors and location data, making Ford's fleet one of Google's largest connected vehicle data sources.

Ford & Tesla

Ford became the first major legacy automaker to announce NACS adoption in May 2023, allowing F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit customers access to Tesla Superchargers. Ford's announcement triggered a cascade of NACS adoptions across the industry and ultimately led to NACS becoming the SAE J3400 industry standard.

Why it matters: Ford's EV program had struggled with charging infrastructure as a persistent consumer complaint. Access to Tesla's Supercharger network addressed this directly. The speed of Ford's NACS announcement, before it was even an official standard, reflected how decisive Tesla's charging advantage had become.

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