# JMC x Ford (Transit Manufacturing Partnership): partnership

Canonical ID: `86780634-e162-470b-81ed-72a1d51f6aff`

JMC and Ford began producing the Ford Transit in 1997 with JMC supplying key components including engines and axles and Ford providing the design. Ford acquired a 20 percent equity stake in JMC in 1995 and later increased it to approximately 32 percent making Ford the largest shareholder.

- **Type:** manufacturing
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [Jiangling Motors Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/jmc.md) manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company _(off-registry)_ co developer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 1997-01-01

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangling_Motors


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