Which Ford subsidiary produced the Model T in the United Kingdom?

Ford of Britain produced the Model T in the United Kingdom. Its early British operation assembled the car at Trafford Park in Manchester, making the Model T one of the first automobiles manufactured by Ford outside North America.

The Trafford Park plant opened in 1911 in a converted tram factory. Initially, workers assembled imported chassis and mechanical components, while locally sourced bodies completed the cars. The British operation expanded rapidly as demand grew, and about 6,000 cars were produced there in 1913.

Britain’s first moving assembly line for car production began at Trafford Park in 1914, building 21 cars per hour. The Model T became Britain’s best-selling car that year and reached roughly 30 percent of the market. The company’s legal and trading names changed during its early history, including Ford Motor Company (England) and Henry Ford & Son, but Ford of Britain is the conventional later name for the British subsidiary.

Production eventually moved to Ford’s Dagenham site, selected in 1923 for its access to the River Thames and deep-water shipping. The British branch became a major part of Ford’s European manufacturing network.