Memo from Ford Motor Company Sales and Service Branch in Shanghai, China Listing Promotional Literature on Hand, 1940

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. These facilities allowed the company to better serve its global customers. Ford considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China, in 1930, but decided against it. Instead, Ford vehicles were imported into China through sales agents at Dodge & Seymour, Ltd.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Memorandum

Date Made

15 July 1940

Subject Date

15 July 1940

Place of Creation

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1394.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

Memo from Ford Motor Company Sales and Service Branch in Shanghai, China Listing Promotional Literature on Hand, 1940