Ford Motor Company of Japan Limited was the Japanese subsidiary of the United States–based automaker Ford Motor Company.
History
Since 1917, the first Ford vehicles were sold by Sales & Frazar in Japan, but without trying to build a dealer network. Although the sales department of Ford Japan considered in 1922 due to the inadequate infrastructure as unsuitable for automobiles, was recognized as part of an Asian trip by the Ford Export Manager Russell I. Roberge a potential of the Japanese market.
Ford founded a subsidiary in 1925 in Yokohama.[1] From 1925 to 1935, the Japanese car market was dominated by American manufacturers (alongside Ford since 1926/27 General Motors and since 1930 also Chrysler).[1][2] In 1930, the combined market share of Ford and General Motors was 95 percent.[3]