Henry taught himself to be a steam engine technician. In 1887, he became a technician in Detroit Edison Electric Company, and later he was promoted to chief engineer.
he devoted himself to designing cars. in 1896, he tried to build a two-cylinder air-cooled four-horsepower car.
He resigned in 1898 and became the first automobile company, but only 25 cars were produced, which facilitated bankruptcy in 19.
on June 16th, 193, Ford founded the automobile company again, and has been the general manager. In the same year, the company produced the first Ford car. In 198, Ford made Model T Ford. This popular car is very popular and sells well in Europe. In 1911, the first automobile assembly plant was built in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 198, the world's first Model T car was produced, which completely changed the American way of life.
In 1913, Ford founded the world's first automobile assembly line. This flow process method was later called "Ford system" and widely promoted all over the world. This system organizes mass production on the basis of standardization, mechanizes and automates all operations, and becomes a production organization form with high labor productivity.
In 1914, workers were paid $5 for eight hours for the first time, which changed the working style of American workers.
In 1915, American President Wilson met Ford and praised Ford Motor Company.
In 1919, Henry bought the shares of other shareholders and monopolized the company. He also used Citibank's funds to expand reproduction, making the company the largest automobile company in the world in the 2th century. Ford himself is also known as the "car king", and his family has become one of several major chaebol in the United States.
In 1921, American President Harding met Ford and praised "You have created the greatest company for America"
In 1927, the company stopped producing Model T Ford cars and began to manufacture new Model A cars. In 1932, it began to manufacture V-8 cars. At present, the company has diversified its operations, not only manufacturing, assembling and selling cars (Ford, Mercury, Lincoln and Continental), trucks, tractors and related parts and accessories, but also developing and producing electronic products and appliances for consumer and aerospace industries (including communication and meteorological satellites).
In 1929, American President Hoover attended the inauguration ceremony of the Ford Museum.
In 1936, Henry? Ford and his son Edsall founded the American Ford Foundation in Michigan. At first, it was a regional welfare organization, and its purpose was to promote human welfare widely. The foundation developed rapidly, and by 195 it had become a national and international organization.
In 1943, after the death of Henry's only son, Edsel, he handed over the command of many enterprises in the company to his grandson, Henry Ford II.
In 1946, Ford was awarded an honorary award for his contribution to the automobile industry in the "Golden 5 Years of Automobile". The New York Times commented that Ford was not only the founder of Ford Motor Company, but also promoted the development of the whole automobile industry
On April 3, 1947, Henry Ford died. On the day of his funeral, all automobile production lines in the United States were shut down for one minute to commemorate this "Copernicus in the automobile industry"
In 1999, Fortune magazine named Ford as "the greatest entrepreneur in the 2th century" in recognition of his and Ford Motor Company's contribution to human development
In 25, Forbes magazine published the 2 most influential entrepreneurs in history, Henry. Ford topped the list with the title: My Life and Work.