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The Dream Becomes a Business
Ford Motor Company entered the business world on June 16,
1903, when Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the
company's articles of incorporation. With $28,000 in cash,
the pioneering industrialists gave birth to what was to
become one of the world's largest corporations. Few companies
are as closely identified with the history and development of
industry and society throughout the 20th century as Ford
Motor Company.
As with most great enterprises, Ford Motor Company's
beginnings were modest. The company had anxious moments in
its infancy. The earliest record of a shipment is July 20,
1903, approximately one month after incorporation, to a
Detroit physician. With the company's first sale came hope—a
young Ford Motor Company had taken its first steps.
Mass Production on the Line
Perhaps Ford Motor Company's single greatest contribution to
automotive manufacturing was the moving assembly line. First
implemented at the Highland Park plant (in Michigan, US) in
1913, the new technique allowed individual workers to stay in
one place and perform the same task repeatedly on multiple
vehicles that passed by them. The line proved tremendously
efficient, helping the company far surpass the production
levels of their competitors—and making the vehicles more
affordable.
The First Vehicles
Henry Ford insisted that the company's future lay in the
production of affordable cars for a mass market. Beginning in
1903, the company began using the first 19 letters of the
alphabet to name new cars. In 1908, the Model T was born. 19
years and 15 million Model T's later, Ford Motor Company was
a giant industrial complex that spanned the globe. In 1925,
Ford Motor Company acquired the Lincoln Motor Company, thus
branching out into luxury cars, and in the 1930's, the
Mercury division was created to establish a division centered
on mid-priced cars. Ford Motor Company was growing.
Becoming a Global Company
In the 50's came the Thunderbird and the chance to own a part
of Ford Motor Company. The company went public and, on Feb.
24, 1956, had about 350,000 new stockholders. Henry Ford II's
keen perception of political and economic trends in the 50's
led to the global expansion of FMC in the 60's, and the
establishment of Ford of Europe in 1967, 20 years ahead of
the European Economic Community's arrival. The company
established its North American Automotive Operations in 1971,
consolidating U.S., Canadian, and Mexican operations more
than two decades ahead of the North American Free Trade
Agreement.
Ford Motor Company started the last century with a single man
envisioning products that would meet the needs of people in a
world on the verge of high-gear industrialization. Today,
Ford Motor Company is a family of automotive brands
consisting of: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Jaguar, Land
Rover, Aston Martin, and Volvo. The company is beginning its
second century of existence with a worldwide organization
that retains and expands Henry Ford's heritage by developing
products that serve the varying and ever-changing needs of
people in the global community .
Products
Accounting, Transaction
processing, Audit/Internal Control, Call Center
Contact
Information
Ford India Private Limited
Via S P Koil Post,
Maraimalai Nagar,
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu-603204,
Phone: 91-4114-254375.
Ford customer relationship centre
Phone: 91-4114-254318 (8am to 5pm, Mon-Fri)
E mail: custmail@ford.com
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