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In its 103-year history, Ford¹ Motor Company has never needed to pledge its plants, equipment, or other property as collateral² to secure loans, but they're doing it now. As they slipped to the number four position in the US auto³ market, they announced plans to mortgage office buildings, patents, trademarks⁴, and stakes in Ford Credit and Volvo to raise $18 billion to fund a restructuring. (All of their outstanding stock is currently worth $15.4 billion.) Part of this restructuring package is a buyout offer for almost half of Ford's US factory workforce⁵, and 38,000 workers have accepted the offer. According to some analysts⁶, if the restructuring doesn't work, the mortgaged debt will threaten Ford's independence, making them a potential target for a merger⁷ or buyout.

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