Matford
Sign in to saveMatford was a French automotive manufacturer established as a joint venture in 1934 by local firm Mathis and US-based Ford Motor Company. The name Matford derived from both companies' names. The company ceased activities in 1940.
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- Instance of
- automobile manufacturer
- Country
- France
- Founded by
- Ford Motor Company
- Headquarters
- Strasbourg
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Image
- Matford vehicles logo.svg
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- Commons category
- Société Matford
- inception
- 1934-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1940-01-01
- product or material produced
- car
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Matford was a French automotive manufacturer established as a joint venture in 1934 by local firm Mathis and US-based Ford Motor Company. The name Matford derived from both companies' names. The company ceased activities in 1940.
== Overview == In the early 1930s, the Ford Motor Company was quickly expanding its European production, while Mathis S.A. had financial problems, but also a large, underutilized factory at Strasbourg (which, following frontier changes formalized in 1919, was now in France).
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