Henry Ford

the Ford Motor Company

It is still one of the great carmakers today.

💡 Did you know? Ford revolutionised how cars are built.

the Model T

It was simple, robust and affordable.

💡 Did you know? Over 15 million were sold.

the assembly line

It cut the time to build a car dramatically.

💡 Did you know? This method changed all of industry.

he paid high wages

So his own workers could afford a car.

💡 Did you know? The high wages also tied workers to the hard assembly-line work.

a mass-market product

He wanted to build a car everyone could afford.

💡 Did you know? This fundamentally changed daily life and mobility.

because of his antisemitism

He spread anti-Jewish propaganda in a newspaper.

💡 Did you know? This dark side overshadows his industrial legacy.

„any colour, so long as it is black“

Uniform cars were cheaper and faster to build.

💡 Did you know? The line stands for the logic of mass production.

„Fordism“

It stands for mass production and well-paid factory work.

💡 Did you know? The principle shaped the economy of the 20th century.

Henry Ford