And the FCA nearly owned Renault Nissan as well! The merger failed... for some reason.
It's always sorta funny to know that Ferrari's are being made... by Fiat.
According to the Wikipedia for the Ford GT40, Ford once had almost bought Ferrari, but the deal fell through because Ferrari wanted to keep control over their open-wheel racing division. Ford didn't want that, since they ran the Indy 500 and didn't want Ferrari to butt in.
In revenge, Ford ordered the construction of "a car that would beat Ferrari at endurance-racing", which became the GT40.
Did I just spoil the plot for the upcoming Ferrari Vs Ford movie?
Probably.