Ford Motor

Ford Motor began a manufacturing revolution with its mass production assembly lines in the early 1900s. The company is now firmly entrenched in the status quo as one of the world's largest makers of cars and trucks. Its vehicles brands include Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury. Among its biggest successes are the redesigned Ford Mustang and F-Series pickup. Ford owns a 33% stake in Mazda and also controls the Volvo nameplate. Finance subsidiary Ford Motor Credit is the one of the US's leading auto finance companies. After clearing all of the antitrust and labor hurdles, Ford has sold Land Rover and Jaguar to India-based Tata Motors for a reported $2.3 billion.

Microsoft Dynamics

How does a company keep growing when its primary products are already ubiquitous? If the company is Microsoft, it takes on other markets. Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) offers a wide range of enterprise software applications for small and midsized businesses. The Microsoft division offers software for a wide range of business functions such as accounting, customer relationship management, supply chain management, analytics and reporting, e-commerce, business portals and online business services, human resources, manufacturing and retail management, field services management, and project management.