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9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
Founder of the
Industrialist and businessman. But Henry Ford was most known for…
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9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
He made it efficient and cost-effective.
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9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
It only cost $895, less than half the price of the competition.
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Prices of the Model T kept dropping as production became more efficient. By 1922, it only cost $269.
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9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
He wanted to have a happy workforce that was treated fairly.
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This was double the salary of other companies.
9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
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He would rather break up the company than recognize his workers’ labor unions.
9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
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Suddenly Ford Motor Company had the most favorable union contract terms.
9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
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By the time he was 15, he could fix almost any watch. This let him work as an apprentice mechanic and rise through the ranks.
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The high pay let him work on his first gas engine during his spare time.
9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
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They even bought properties next to each other.
9 Amazing Facts You Should Know About Henry Ford
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In 1931, Adolf Hitler told a Detroit newspaper reporter that Ford was his “inspiration.”
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Aside from making vehicles reliable and affordable, Ford also made them easy to maintain.