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Congratulations to Ford for making the top of a list that doesn't involve recalls or sports cars that wreck. :LOL:

Time Magazine's - America's Most Iconic Companies
In 2026, America celebrates its 250th birthday. Within those years, the country has built a legacy as an incubator of globally relevant companies and brands, and an economic powerhouse. To paint a picture of that business legacy, TIME and Statista conducted a nationally representative survey of U.S. residents to rank the 250 American companies that are not only commercially successful, but have played a vital role in shaping culture and society.

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Ford Motor Company, which tops the list, has long aligned its brand with the American identity. Known for making cars accessible to the masses by bringing down production costs through the assembly line and distributing it across the U.S. via a locally-based dealer-franchise system, Ford transformed the manufacturing process and also transportation for the average American, reshaping the development of cities and suburbs. Now, it’s being put in a position to redefine the future of mobility in the country, as it experiments with self-driving cars, and works to bring down prices on its electric vehicles. “Just as my great-grandfather put the world on wheels to give people the freedom of movement, our approach to the modern era is rooted in that same spirit. Innovation is not just about building batteries or technology for its own sake; it is about making people’s lives better,” says Bill Ford, Ford’s Executive Chair. “We are leveraging our position as the largest hourly auto employer in the U.S. to ensure that the future of transportation is built by American workers for everyday American families.”

https://time.com/7339929/americas-most-iconic-companies/

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Congratulations to Ford for making the top of a list that doesn't involve recalls or sports cars that wreck. :LOL:
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I thought the link was going to be to that cool looking Ford emblem! :frown:

But here is one: Ford American Flag emblem :)

There are probably others.
 

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All joking aside, that is a really nice recognition. Ford should be promoting that at every chance.
 

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Guess they only surveyed Ford people. Maybe due to being the only original automobile company still owned in part by the founders family.

I think Coca-cola is the most internationally recognized US brand. But cars have only been around only 100+ of the 250 years and Ford is one of the oldest and made major contributions like mass production, 5-day work week etc.

Would be interesting to know the runners up.
 

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The only American auto manufacturer who's founder got awarded a nice shiny medal by the Nazis too!
That was before the war started. Later the Ford Willow run plant was making B-24 bombers. It made over half of the B-24 bombers. Peak production was April 1944 when it produced 428 bombers, 100 between April 24 and April 26.

Charles Lindberg also got a Nazi medal.
 

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That was before the war started. Later the Ford Willow run plant was making B-24 bombers. It made over half of the B-24 bombers. Peak production was April 1944 when it produced 428 bombers, 100 between April 24 and April 26.

Charles Lindberg also got a Nazi medal.
We're talking about a well known and virulent antisemite, Henry Ford. Just because his companies produced wartime material to fight a cause that was itself antisemitic doesn't mean he repented or changed; any industrialist would fall over their own dead body to take those contracts. And Lindberg wasn't a whole lot better and fought against entering the war with his "America First Committee" party, which was isolationist throughout the war. The Nazis didn't give them medals because they were just giving them out.
 

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We're talking about a well known and virulent antisemite, Henry Ford. Just because his companies produced wartime material to fight a cause that was itself antisemitic doesn't mean he repented or changed; any industrialist would fall over their own dead body to take those contracts. And Lindberg wasn't a whole lot better and fought against entering the war with his "America First Committee" party, which was isolationist throughout the war. The Nazis didn't give them medals because they were just giving them out.
I was wondering what your point was. I'm also wondering why it's relevant today.

While you're at it, why don't you mention that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington owned slaves?
 
 





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