- Ford Motor Company's supply chain ecosystem integrates inputs from industries such as Tires & Rubber, Industrial Machinery, and Electronic Equipment, highlighting its reliance on diverse upstream sectors.

- Distribution channels extend beyond traditional automotive retail, reaching sectors like Department Stores, Specialty Stores, and even Internet & Direct Marketing Retail, indicating a wide-reaching downstream presence.

- The visual mapping reflects Ford’s central role in the automobile manufacturing network, linking both upstream suppliers and downstream distributors through a complex but structured value chain.

- Ford Motor Company's supply chain mapping now emphasizes profitability, with key upstream suppliers and downstream channels evaluated through the lens of net income, providing insight into value-generating segments.

- Top competitors based on net income in 2023 include Stellantis N.V., Volkswagen AG, and Toyota Motor Corporation, indicating strong financial performance benchmarks within the global automotive industry.

- Retail and distribution diversification remains a core strength, with Ford reaching end-users through a broad network including Hypermarkets, Direct Marketing, and Specialty Stores—highlighting robust revenue opportunities across various retail channels.

- Ford’s inventory levels are highest at the manufacturing stage, highlighting a capital-intensive production phase and potential inventory holding costs that must be managed efficiently.

- Top competitors by inventory include Volkswagen AG, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mercedes-Benz Group AG, indicating Ford competes with global leaders that also maintain high inventory buffers—possibly for supply chain stability.

- Retail and distribution arms hold significantly less inventory, implying a leaner approach downstream and emphasizing the importance of just-in-time practices and efficient logistics post-manufacturing.

- 88.96% was the cost of revenue in automobile manufacturing industry, united states which was the highest from total revenue.

- Total revenue of the automobile manufacturing industry, USA was $300,000 million in 2016 that remains almost same till 2020 and steadily grows after that year.
- There were uncertainty in total operating income and net income from 2016 to 2023.
- The proportion of profitable enterprises decreased slowly from 2016 to 2019 and remains almost same till 2023. 

- Total current assets were slightly less than total non-current assets.

- Revenue of ford motor company was slightly higher than automobile manufactures.

- no major difference between ford motor company and automobile manufactures in USA.

- Ford lags slightly in asset turnover  and cost efficiency ratios.

- Ford lags in all key indicators compare to Tesla.