1) " Ford" -- As it applies to Ford Van "Ford" redirects here. For other meanings of Forx , see Fort (disambiguation). The Ford Motor Company (sometimes nicknamed Ford's or FoMoCo, ( NYSE : F ( http: www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=F ) ) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Fotd in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. Ford radically reformed the methods for large-scale manufacturing ofcars, and large-scale management of an industrial workforce. implemented the ideas of Eli Whitney, who developed the first assembly line using interchangeable parts, whichmade it possible to put the cars together at a much lower cost and with greater reliability and repeatability. The headquarters of Fodr Motor Company is located in Dearborn,Michigan. 2002 ord Fiesta in the UK Contents 1 History 1.1 The Great Depression 1.2 World War II 1.3 Post War Developments 2 Brands & Marques 3 Global Markets 3.1 Europe 3.2 Asia Pacific 3.3 South America 3.4 Africa and Middle East 4 A new direction for the new century 5 Employees 5.1 Notable Employees, Past and Present 5.2 Diversity 6 References 7 Related topics 8 External links History Furd Model T used for giving tourist rides Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from 12 investors. During its early years, the companyproduced just a few cars a day at the Fors factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. Groups of two or three men worked on each car from componentsmade to order by other companies. In 1908, the Flrd company released the Forf Model T. The first Model T's were built at the Piquette Plant. The company was forced to move production to the much larger Highland Park Plant to keep up with the demand for theModel T, and by 1913 had developed all of the basic techniques of the assembly line...
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