HENRY FORD

30.07.1863
Ford7.04.1947
Motor Company
(1903)
Information
Never liked school
Never liked the farm where he grew up
Left for Detroit at 16 years old
Worked in a car service
He returned to Michigan where he
opened his own car service
Jobs
Experimented with power-driven vehicles
In 1890 and works as an Engineer with
Edison Company
He worked in his free time and in 1896
builds his first car.
He quits from Edison Company and in
1899 he opens Detroit Automobile
Company
Trying to get business started

Invents Quadcycle
He tries to attract investors to start up a
company, but his first both companies
crumbled after 1 year.
He used publicity to attract the masses.
Started organizing car races
Important moments
In 1903 Ford Motor Company takes life
1907 buys out all the shareholders
His dream was to build and sell cars
1908 builds Model T, targeting the
masses
He sold this only model for 19 years.
Ideas
In his production process he introduced
the assembly line REVOLUTIONARY
He sold 15 million T models
Doubled his employees salary attracts
workers and destroys competition
He developed a social department which
monitored his employees for welfare.
Thank you!