Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry meant that if one thinks that they can or cannot do something, their decisions will affect them in a positive manner. Henry Ford was one of the greatest American industrialists because he was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, a developer of the assembly line, and created the world’s very first automobile, Mobile T.
Before creating the Model T, Henry Ford left his home at the age of 16 to work in a shipbuilding firm in Detroit. As a child, Henry Ford always had a strong love for mechanics and dreamt of pursuing a dream of making the world’s first car. During his job in Detroit, Henry was able to learn how to operate steam engines. After …show more content…
One of his techniques was the Assembly Line. The assembly line would help increase the amount of cards made in a very short timespan. On Henry’s own the Model would take up to 12 hours to make; however, the Model T took up to three hours to make with the success of the assembly line. This played a significant role at the Ford Motor Company because the workers didn’t have to work as hard as they usually would. Ford then raised the workers payment from &2.34 for 9 hours to $5 for 8 hours. This was because the workers were doing such a great job on making the Model T’s. In 1919, Ford named “his son Edsel as president of the Ford Motor Company and after a court battle between stockholders, John and Horace Dodge, Ford bought out all of his minority stockholders by 1920” (History). 7 years later, Ford moved production to a massive industrial complex he had built along the river banks in Dearborn, Michigan. That plant included lots of resources for Ford to increase his automobile production. During the same year, Ford paused the production of the Model T and made the Model A, which was a much better design than the Model T because of the amount of horsepower the Model A had, and the brakes that were put on it as well. The company had then made around 15 million model T’s and the Ford Motor Company was the largest manufacturer in the world. Although the model A was supposed to be a great design, it turned out to be a huge disappointment. The Model A was outsold by multiple cars and the demand for the car went down severely. In 1932, Ford introduced the first V-8 engine, but the invention didn’t turn out to well and the company had dropped to number 3 in sales. Despite his progressive policies regarding the minimum wage, Ford waged a long battle against unionization of labor, refusing to come to terms with the United Automobile
Before creating the Model T, Henry Ford left his home at the age of 16 to work in a shipbuilding firm in Detroit. As a child, Henry Ford always had a strong love for mechanics and dreamt of pursuing a dream of making the world’s first car. During his job in Detroit, Henry was able to learn how to operate steam engines. After …show more content…
One of his techniques was the Assembly Line. The assembly line would help increase the amount of cards made in a very short timespan. On Henry’s own the Model would take up to 12 hours to make; however, the Model T took up to three hours to make with the success of the assembly line. This played a significant role at the Ford Motor Company because the workers didn’t have to work as hard as they usually would. Ford then raised the workers payment from &2.34 for 9 hours to $5 for 8 hours. This was because the workers were doing such a great job on making the Model T’s. In 1919, Ford named “his son Edsel as president of the Ford Motor Company and after a court battle between stockholders, John and Horace Dodge, Ford bought out all of his minority stockholders by 1920” (History). 7 years later, Ford moved production to a massive industrial complex he had built along the river banks in Dearborn, Michigan. That plant included lots of resources for Ford to increase his automobile production. During the same year, Ford paused the production of the Model T and made the Model A, which was a much better design than the Model T because of the amount of horsepower the Model A had, and the brakes that were put on it as well. The company had then made around 15 million model T’s and the Ford Motor Company was the largest manufacturer in the world. Although the model A was supposed to be a great design, it turned out to be a huge disappointment. The Model A was outsold by multiple cars and the demand for the car went down severely. In 1932, Ford introduced the first V-8 engine, but the invention didn’t turn out to well and the company had dropped to number 3 in sales. Despite his progressive policies regarding the minimum wage, Ford waged a long battle against unionization of labor, refusing to come to terms with the United Automobile