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henry ford

  • ford

    ford
    henry ford launched the first american automaker company
  • ford motor company of canada

    ford motor company of canada
    ford motor company of canada receives its provinical charter to do business in canada
  • henry ford becomes president of the company

    henry ford becomes president of the company
    henry ford succeeded john gray as the president of the company
  • model t

    model t
    the first model t car was available to the public, 15 million were produced
  • london, england

    london, england
    the company opens sales in london, england
  • highland park

    highland park
    manuractering operations were transferred to highland park, michigan
  • manchester, england

    manchester, england
    ford opens assembly plant in trafford park, manchester, england
  • shojiro kawasaki

    shojiro kawasaki
    he was the first japanese to be hired by ford
  • highland park plant

    highland park plant
    the first experiments were done with assembly line
  • model t

    model t
    a contract was signed to sell the model t in china
  • indonesia, siam and dutch indies

    indonesia, siam and dutch indies
    contracts were signed to sell model t in indonesia, siam and dutch indies
  • sao paulo, brazil

    sao paulo, brazil
    sales operations began in sao paulo, brazil
  • more pay

    more pay
    ford offers to pay $5 for an eight-hour day
  • 1 million

    1 million
    1 million cars were produced during that year
  • france

    france
    ford establishes automobiles ford in france and announces plans to build an assembly line in bordeaux
  • construction

    construction
    construction of massive rouge automotive manufacturing complex begins
  • edsel ford

    edsel ford
    edsel ford succeeds his father henry ford as president of the company
  • 1 million cars a year

    1 million cars a year
    ford exceeds to 1 million cars per year, nearly ten times more than chevrolet the next selling brand
  • edsel ford

    edsel ford
    ford motor company purchased lincoln motor company for $8 million
  • ford tri-motor

     ford tri-motor
    ford introduces ford tri-motor airplane for airline services
  • ford airport

    ford airport
    ford airport dedicated in dearborn
  • better conditions for workers

    better conditions for workers
    five-day, 40-hour work week adopted for factory workers
  • first flight

    first flight
    ford tri-motor makes first flight from ford airport
  • mdel a

    mdel a
    ford introduces the next generation mdel a from the rouge complex and production begins
  • ford regains crown

    ford regains crown
    ford regains crown production, with production peaking at 1.5 million cars
  • 20 millionth car

    20 millionth car
    ford decided to build its own 20millionth car
  • model y

    model y
    ford launches its first car designed specifically for europe, the mdel y, starting in england
  • v8-engine

    v8-engine
    first ford one-piece cast iron v8-engine-equipped car built
  • ford tri-motor plane

    ford tri-motor plane
    last of 199 ford tri-motor planes built
  • ford foundation

    ford foundation
    henry and edsel ford established the ford foundation, fund it with company stock
  • 25 millionth car

    25 millionth car
    ford finally built its 25 millionth car
  • car built every three minutes

    car built every three minutes
    a car is built at colonge every three minutes. the plant operates at full capacicity
  • first general purpose car

    first general purpose car
    ford builds first general purpose vehicle for military at rouge plant
  • edsel ford dies

    edsel ford dies
    edsel ford dies at the age of 49.henry ford re-elected and resumes precidency on june 1 for the duration of the war
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    henry ford II elected vice president
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    henry ford II elected executive vice president
  • ernest breech

    ernest breech
    ernest breech named vice president of the company
  • henry ford dies

    henry ford dies
    henry ford dies at fair lane,his dearborn,michigan estate, at the age of 83.an estimated 7 million americans mourned his passing
  • benson ford

    benson ford
    benson ford elected a company vice president and general manager of lincoln-mercury division
  • model ford

    model ford
    production begins on model ford, first postwar design
  • william clay ford

    william clay ford
    william clay ford elected a director
  • thunderbird

    thunderbird
    ford introduces thunderbird as a personal luxury car with a v8
  • ernest breech

    ernest breech
    ernest breech was appointed chairman of the company
  • m-e-l

    m-e-l
    mercury,edsel,lincoln are joined to form m-e-l division
  • mercury comet

    mercury comet
    ford introduces mercury comet, first upscale compact car
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    ernest breech resigns as chairman.henry ford elected chairman in addition to his presidency
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    henry ford II resigns presidency and becomes ceo, in addition to remaining chairman
  • new cars

    new cars
    ford mustang and gt40 introduced
  • indianapolis 500

    indianapolis 500
    lotus-ford racer wins indianapolis 500
  • mustang

    mustang
    one-millionth mustang built in less than 2 years from start of production
  • mercury cougar

    mercury cougar
    mercury cougar introduced as america's first luxury/sports car at a popular price
  • mustang II

    mustang II
    ford mustang II is introduced
  • edsel ford II

    edsel ford II
    edsel ford joins the company as product analyst
  • marian heiskell

    marian heiskell
    marian heiskell becomes first woman elected to the board
  • ford fiesta

    ford fiesta
    new ford fiesta introduced in europe,starting in germany
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    henry ford II and david rockefeller announce phase two renaissance center
  • ford motor company

    ford motor company
    ford motor company earns record profits,$4.63 billion
  • henry ford II

    henry ford II
    henry ford II dies
  • india

    india
    the first ford vehicle begins in india
  • earnings

    earnings
    ford reported record $6.9 billion in earnings, thus allowing employees to earn record profit sharing at average of $6,000