of being overtaken in the passenger car segment by Ford, now only 4,000 units behind. (Ford is already bigger by total volumes with 284k units including commercial vehicles). Opel's top-seller was the

Ford and Chrysler was sold in 2006 for around $1bn to German tire and car-parts manufacturer Continental. Background Motorola has a long history in mobile communications. In 1928, Paul Galvin and his

The group's two biggest clients are Unilever and Ford, for whom it handles the largest proportion of global billings. Its strongest territories include the US and China, where it is the leading media

VW ranks 3rd behind Ford and Vauxhall, with 207k units. For a while, Russia was shaping up to threaten the UK's position as the brand's most significant European market after Germany. However sales there

Other key clients include Ford, Unilever, American Express and digital work for British Gas. The Ogilvy UK group also included local arms of the OgilvyOne, Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Public Relations

Its Calgary office now operates under the banner of Ford agency Blue Hive. Francophone agency Saint-Jacques Vallee Y&R in Montreal will be the last outpost of the main Y&R brand. Subscribe to Adbrands.

in 2020. Other recent acquisitions include Fords Gin and the Part Time Rangers ready-to-drink range. For many years, Brown-Forman also operated another division marketing fine china, crystal and other

and Ford became a shareholder in the 1980s but later pulled out as a result of Korea's growing economic problems. By the late 1990s, Kia was close to collapse, and it was rescued by Hyundai and two of

when Volvo sold its passenger division to Ford, who later sold it on to Geely. Now the Chinese group will acquire a near-15% voting stake in Volvo Trucks from a private equity firm. Adbrands Weekly

including Ford cars and Birds Eye frozen foods. Among the many brands to benefit from CDP's golden touch in the 1960s and 1970s were Olympus cameras, Benson & Hedges cigarettes and Hamlet cigars. Key