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Ford Motor Company

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Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan in 1903. It pioneered moving assembly line mass production, making automobiles affordable to the middle class, and remains one of the world's major vehicle manufacturers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1903 1
Significance
Pioneered mass manufacturing techniques and assembly line production that revolutionized the automobile industry and made cars affordable for the middle class. 1
Headquarters
Dearborn, Michigan, United States 1
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1. Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company
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  • History section
    Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines.
  • Opening section
    It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
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