History of Ford

Ford Motor Company - American automobile company that manufactures passenger cars of Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, trucks, various selskohoztehniku. Ford owns Jaguar. The headquarters is located in Dearborn (Michigan). 1903 - Henry Ford founded the company "Ford Motor Company", which is housed in a small factory, the first of which published the coach. The company's assets consist of instruments, tools, instructions, drawings, patents, several models and $ 28,000 in cash, provided by 12 investors. Already this year, began exporting cars to the UK. 1904 - the company has opened an office in Canada. In cars produced by the company appears cardan drive and used the bevel gears. 1906 - Henry Ford acquired the required number of shares, increasing its stake to 58.5%, and became its president. 1907 - in the production of automotive chassis started using stainless steel. In the same year opened an office in Paris. 1908 - application of technology in a single casting of cylinder block. Appears production model T LHD. Ford called it a versatile machine. She became a symbol of inexpensive and reliable vehicle that could go where other vehicles stuck in the mud. Model T won by millions of Americans, who affectionately called her Lizzie. In the first year of production of this model has been sold 10,660 vehicles, which broke all records in the automotive industry at the time. 1911 - opened in the UK subsidiary of Ford, built an assembly plant. 1913 - world's first automotive company has implemented a conveyor assembly. By the end of 1913 Ford Motor Company was producing half of all cars in the U.S.. To keep ahead of demand, Ford has introduced at its factory mass production. He rightly believed that if each worker will stay in one place and perform a certain operation, the car will be built more quickly, and the hours of human labor will decrease. Model T off the assembly line every ten seconds during the day! 1914. - Henry Ford surprised the world by announcing that the minimum wage on the Ford Motor Company will be $ 5 a day, which is more than 2 times the current minimum wage. He felt that with the existing ability to produce cheap cars in bulk, they will be sold even better if the workers can not buy them. 1917 - The company opened branches in Ireland and in Buenos Aires. The company began producing trucks and tractors. 1918 - Ford led the mass production of submarines Igl, the famous "Sea Hunters" of the First World War. 1919 - the company is completely taken over by Henry Ford and his son Edsel, who succeeded his father and then as president. Branch started operations in the Spanish city of Cadiz. 1922 - Ford bought Lincoln Motor Company 1923-26 years. - Opened a branch office in Rome, in the Netherlands, Mexico, assembly plant in Berlin. In 1925 he built the first of the 196 aircraft that were used the first U.S. commercial airlines. 1927-30 years. - Model T outdated. Improved, but basically remained the same over the years, she began to play a more stylish and powerful cars, competitors' Ford. May 31 Ford plants across the country were closed for six months for the purpose of conversion to produce a new model, improved in all aspects. For the first time in cars as standard was used safety glass. In 1927. Corporation opened a plant in Japan, in the next - the technical office and service center in Shanghai, and a year later the company began assembling cars at a plant in Austria. In 1929 he launched the first mass production car with the body "." 1932 - the beginning of mass production of the V-shaped 8-cylinder engines. Ford Motor Company is the first company that has managed to release eight monolithic block. Will take many more years, until Ford's competitors will be able to start mass production of reliable engine V-8. Meanwhile, the Ford and reliable engine became favorites practical Americans. Opened an assembly plant in Cologne. 1942-47 years. - Production of civilian cars stopped abruptly, as the company sent all its efforts on the military. Software giant war launched by Edsel Ford, made a 8600 four-engined bombers, V-24 Liberator, 57,000 aircraft engines and more than a quarter of a million tanks, anti-tank installations and other military equipment in less than 3 years. Edsel Ford died in 1943, just at the time when the program reached its maximum efficiency. Eldest grandson of Henry Ford - Henry Ford II - became president September 24, 1945 Old Man Ford lived quietly with his wife Clara in his estate Fea Lane in Dearborn, where he died on April 7, 1947 at the age of 83 years. 1949 - a new model, presented at the exhibition in New York in June 1948. Gave us impetus to winning two seats on the American scene automakers. In 1949, Ford Motor Company sells about 807,000 cars, increasing its profit from 94 million (previous year) to $ 177 million, and its highest sales volume since 1929. Postwar reorganization program, Henry Ford II resulted in rapid restore health of the company. The result was the construction of 44 manufacturing plants, 18 assembly plants, 32 warehouses of spare parts, two large test sites and 13 engineering and research laboratories in the United States. 1950-63 years. - Is the introduction of overhead conveyor for assembly of engines, used automatic presses and welding lines for the production of body parts. At the first appearance of the cars seat manually adjustable in 4 directions. Offered as an option to install seat belts. V1956, the Ford Motor Company became a public company. In the early 60's in some cars there a skylight in the roof, as well as radio AM / FM bands. 1964 - held view model Mustang, which drew crowds in showrooms across the country. An attractive four-seat Mustang in 1965 became the darling of America. In the first 100 days were sold 100,000 of these vehicles. Overall sales for the year totaled 418,812 vehicles, which brought the company $ 1 billion in revenue. 1968-70 years. - The emergence of intelligent caliper brakes mounted on the steering wheel and the speed selector. In 1968, the first 1.6-liter model Escort Twin Cam began his career, successfully opening the season and winning the race ring in Ireland, Denmark Tulip, the Austrian Alps, and the Acropolis Rally of Scotland for eight weeks. By the end of his first season at the famous Escort won the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and helped Ford to take a strong position in the World Rally Championship new cars. The introduction of electronic control vehicle speed. Models with Twin Cam Escort construction continued to win the world in 1969 and 1970. 1973-78. - In the design of the bumper started to use elastomers. Commissioned plants in Bordeaux. Appears electronic engine management EEC-II. 1985-87. - After the recession of the early 80's followed by another success story. Exorbitant gas prices and a decrease in sales prompted Ford Motor Company to create a vehicle that is effective in saving fuel and distinctive in terms of design. He was to be a world-class leader in the middle and the middle segment of the executive market. The result was the Ford Taurus. This model was named Car of 1986, and in 1987 he became a best-seller in America. In the same year the purchase of 75% shares of the company Aston Martin-Lagonda. 1990 - the Corporation entered firm Jaguar, and a year to issue multipurpose vehicle Ford Galaxy joint venture with German corporation Volkswagen. The company is open to innovation and change. Interestingly, the Ford Motor Company, a pioneer in the introduction of the conveyor, the very first of the large corporations and refused it, because today's workers to do the job more efficiently, which is an element of self-creation. 1993 - the first time, a model Ford Mondeo, which immediately set new safety standards in its class. As early as next year, the car was named Car of the Year in Europe and has become a favorite among customers. For 1994 the new vehicle was also Windstar. In the same year the purchase of the remaining shares of the company Aston Martin-Lagonda. 1996 - came off the assembly line of the 250 millionth car. Realization Model Ka. In 1998, Ford Motor Company is the 2nd largest producer of cars and trucks on the total index. 2000 - The international jury of 126 automotive journalists, summarizing unprecedented competition "Car of the Century" ("The car of the century"), elected the "car of all time" legendary Ford T Tin Lizzie ("Tin Lizzie") became the first car assembly which was arranged on the line on a massive scale. The new method allowed to begin large-scale production of machines, improve quality and drastically reduce costs. That made the car assembly conveyor vehicle, accessible to all. And the first in a series of mass-produced cars really stood Fordist model. 2001 - the company is a fundamentally new model Ford Mondeo. Its appearance can be regarded as a revolutionary event. The car, designed by the European branch of Ford Motor Company, was established on the basis of innovative design technology. The essence of this technology revolution - a powerful software product, called NWR, which is a set of computer systems design, computer-aided design and extensive information database. Today, Ford Motor Company has its manufacturing, assembly and sales centers in 30 countries. The company annually produces millions of cars, trucks and tractors and is a leader in automobile sales outside of North America. Ford Motor Company sells more than 70 different models of cars around the world, produced under the brands ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar and Aston Martin. The company is also a percentage of shares in Mazda Motor Corporation and Kia Motors n.Corporatio