Ford Model T

They have made the way for all of the other company’s pretty much that we have today. Henry Ford created the mass production assembly line and refined it. He is the backbone of America. He spent his life pretty much to make a vehicle that the average person can afford and drive. And he accomplished his goal, he made a big advance in the technology of vehicles and his brand still lives on.

INTERESTING FACTS · The Model T was the first car produced on an assembly line · The Big Three automobiles producers were Ford, GM and Chrysler. · Ford was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford · GM was founded in 1897 by Ransom Olds · Reorganization of Maxwell Motors created Chrysler Corporation · In 1926 GM introduced Pontiac · In 1928 Chrysler introduced Plymouth · The Model T was Ford’s big seller · You could buy a Model T for $290 · Ford acquired Lincoln in 1922 · Americans preferred closed cars over touring cars (open tops) · GM earned over 80 million in profits in 1923 · Americans drove 198 billion miles in 1929 · Gatsby owned a Rolls Royce

Henry Ford George Mancini Social Studies  Henry Ford Henry Ford was one of the most famous people in the world. He revolutionized assembly line modes for the automobile, which revolutionized the auto industry for America. He invented the Ford model T car, in 1908, which was his first car he invented. Because of this reason, Ford sold and continues to sell millions of automobiles and became head of a world renowned and innovative auto company. His company didn't really dominate the foreign market, but it made a huge impact in technology and the development of the U.S infrastructure.

Though Ford has grown by leaps and bounds, it primarily still remains a family owned company with 40 percent of the voting rights still resting with the Ford family. Ford revolutionized the industry by making the gasoline powered automobile affordable for the middle class in 1913. The economies of scale approach were taken up by the company. The first moving assembly line was introduced in 1913 at its factory at Highland Park. The major breakthrough being the “Ford-T Model”, which sold in millions.

People did not have that much time to waste (Automobile Industry). The nineteen twenties were a time of cheer and celebration (Roaring 1920’s). We had just come out of a war so we needed something enjoyable (Roaring 1920’s). When Henry came out with the Model T everyone wanted one because it made traveling so much easier and faster. At first the car was $825 in eight years that price dropped to $360, which made sales go up tenfold be... ... middle of paper ... ...le was 14 miles per gallon (UofM News Service).

The Ford Motor Company sold a total of fifteen-million Model T’s by 1927(History, “Model T”). With the cost of the Model T almost three times less expensive, it allowed the average middle-class citizen to purchase a luxury such as an automobile. This drastically increased the number of cars on the small number of roads that the United States had to offer. This led to the mass development of roads and allowed people to travel from city to city relatively quickly to buy goods and services. Roads were a huge factor in american growth.

Ford, along with other investors including John and Horace Dodge raised $28,000 and in the first 15 months produced 1700 Model A cars. These cars were known for their reliability, yet were still too expensive for the average American. Over the next five years Ford and his engineers produced models with the letters B through S, the most successful of which was the Model N (priced at $500) , and the least successful was the Model K (priced at $2500). It was obvious from the Model N that the key to the companies success lay in inexpensive cars for a mass market. The answer that Ford and the American consumer were looking for was the Model T. The Model T, a small, sturdy four-cylinder car with an attractive design and a top speed of 45 mph, hit the market in 1908.

(Henry Ford Biography, 2015) In 1907 profits were over $1,100,000 dollars and the company had a worth of $1,038,822. This was substantial amount of money at this time. After the success of the first two models Ford had a vision for a better, cheaper, motorcar called the Model T which got its name due to the fact the o-s where not approved or liked by Ford. So, in 1908, the Model T was introduced to the public. (Exhibits, 2014) The Model T was easy to

Ford Motor Company Address: The American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48121, USA Public Company Incorporated: July, 1918 Employees: 383,300 Sales: $62.17 billion Stock Index: New York, Boston, Pacific Midwest, Toronto, Montreal, London Until recently, the Ford Motor Company has been one of the most dynastic of American enterprises, a factor which has both benefited the company and has brought it to the brink of disaster. Today Ford is the second largest manufacturer of automobiles and trucks in the world, and it’s operations are well diversified, both operationally and geographically. The company operates the worlds second largest finance company in the world, and is a major producer of tractors, glass and steel. It is most prominent in the US, but also has plants in Canada, Britain and Germany, and facilities in over 100 countries. Henry Ford I, the founder of Ford Motor Company, was born on a farm near Dearborn, Mi in 1869.

When Ford Motors first started it was only one of fifteen car manufacturers in Detroit and one of eighty-eight in the United States. During Fords first months in existence Ford Motor Company began to make a profit selling the Model A and Henry Ford knew that the automobile industry was going to work. Since it’s beginning in 1903 Ford Motors has always strived to make cars affordable and easy to buy for everybody. Ford has a long history of having good cars at a great price and offers more classes of models so that everybody can have the car of their dreams. Ford Motors first car was the Model A, which started production at a rented plant in Michigan.