By: Brody Thomas and Noah swadener Henry Ford By: Brody Thomas and Noah swadener

Objectives Background on Henry Ford Ford Motor Company’s beginnings The assembly line and the Model T Complications Model A and decline

The Young Henry Ford Born on July 30, 1863 Grew up on his father’s farm Was creative and smart beyond his age A leader and inventor An incredibly driven individual

Early Career 1879 left the farm to become an apprentice at the Michigan Car Company Had many jobs Did not stay with companies for long (TheHenryFord.org)

Early Career Continued 1882 came back to the farm, but he did not farm Continued to do odd jobs Preferred to work on his own Got married in 1891 to Clara Bryant Moved to Detroit to work a night job as an engineer for Edison Electric Illuminating Company 1896 became the chief engineer then left the company

(TheHenryFord.ArtHouse.com) Henry and Clara (TheHenryFord.ArtHouse.com)

Ford and His Companies 1896, his first horseless carriage: The Quadra Cycle 1898 The second car: Able to articulate a vision for people to invest Had a good product the people were interested in Took the biggest risk of his life First company failed Second company failed Finally on June 16, 1903 Ford Motor Company

The Quadra Cycle (Conceptcars.com)

Ford Motor Company Hired a core of young, able men who had the same vision Started with a few cars that were good, but not exactly what Henry had envisioned His vision “Motor car for the great multitude” October 1, 1908 the first Model T Easy to operate, maintain, and handle on tough roads Was an immediate success Had to move to a bigger factory

The Model T (FordModelT.net)

Ford’s Version of the Assembly Line Highland Park, Michigan and was north of Detroit Number one goal: increase production and lower cost Late 1913, first working assembly Line was made Employees hated the assembly line Monotonous labor Hired 53,000 people a year to fill 14,000 positions January 1914 wages went up to $5 a day Workers were allowed to buy the cars they made

Success by 1922 half of the cars in America were Model T’s Sold cheapest for $269 1919 Ford bought out everyone, Henry Ford was sole owner Named his 26 year old son, Edsel, President of the company Being the sole owner brought problems

Model T Add (mtfca.com)

Model T News (geneologybank.com)

Complications Henry Ford was sole owner Believed in the Model T and was stuck in his ways People weren’t as interested in the Model T America wanted something new and declining sales showed that Started building a new car and factory

New Factory Had a design and plan for a new car A larger factory would be built “The new car would not be produced at Highland Park. In 1917 Ford had started construction on an even bigger factory on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Iron ore and coal were brought in on Great Lakes steamers and by railroad. By 1927, all steps in the manufacturing process from refining raw materials to final assembly of the automobile took place at the vast Rouge Plant, characterizing Henry Ford’s idea of mass production. In time it would become the world’s largest factory, making not only cars but the steel, glass, tires, and other components that went into the cars.”

Rouge River Factory (castle.eiu.edu)

Rouge River Factory (Wikipedia.org)

Model A Was a new car for Ford Competitive for four years and then was out dated This car marked the end of something great (caranddriver.com)

Decline Ford had power at the beginning Henry Ford’s preference and style worked at the beginning, but interests changed Ford started getting beaten at his own game Started to blend in

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sg_J0sjDL8

Recap Background on Henry Ford Ford Motor Company’s beginnings The assembly line and the Model T Complications Model A and decline

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