Premier Automotive Group - Definition and Overview

The Premier Automotive Group (PAG), is a section of the Ford Motor Company that combines the business operations of its four European luxury automobile manufacturers:

• Aston Martin
• Jaguar
• Land Rover
• Volvo Cars

North American Headquarters

PAG is based in London, and their North American Headquarters is in Irvine, California is the first Ford building, and the first building in Orange County, to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. When the headquarters first opened, some of its floors were each specifically dedicated to one of PAG's brands.

Other brands

In addition to the four brands considered part of the PAG, and the Ford brand, Ford also sells cars under the Lincoln and Mercury brands, and owns a 33% stake in Mazda. Lincoln was briefly a part of PAG until heavy losses (in part due to the Firestone tire recall) caused Ford to bring the brand back under American control.

External Links

• Ford brands (http://www.ford.com/en/company/about/brands/default.htm)

References

• "Ford Opens PAG Headquarters In California" from autointell.com (http://www.autointell.com/News-2001/November-2001/November-2001-2/November-14-01-p2.htm)
• Ford Quarterly Report, 1st Quarter 2003 (http://biz.yahoo.com/e/030508/f10-q.html)
• Ford PAG on Yahoo! Finance (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/104/104853.html)