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| production of the Ford Model T (1924). Photo: Auto-Medienportal.Net/Ford |
If on Saturday, 29 is celebrated January 2011, the 125-year history of the automobile, it also looks Ford back on a critical milestone in the development of the car. Company founder Henry Ford I invented in 1913 the assembly line and made it the first time the car affordable to the public as a and a mass product.
After the presentation of the first motor car "Quadricycle" in August 1896 in New York, began to Ford in 1908 in Detroit (USA) with the production of the legendary Model T, which by its fans affectionately call "Tin Lizzie" ( Liesel sheet was called). Worldwide Ford built from 1908 to 1928 approximately 15.5 million units of that type. It is therefore one of the most successful cars in automotive history. The production record was broken only in 1972 by Volkswagen.
The first Ford plant in Germany was created in August 1925 in Berlin's western port. Since 1931, Ford produced in Cologne, so this year for exactly 80 years ago. The Ford-Werke GmbH is now the top-selling German companies with a U.S. parent. They are available with production sites in Cologne and Saarlouis, the John Andrews-development center and design center in Cologne, as well as the locations Merkenich Genk Lommel in Belgium and worldwide impetus for the development of the brand.
The Ford Motor Company now employs around 163 000 employees and operates 70 production facilities worldwide. In the German subsidiary 29 000 employees from more than 50 nations are busy.
The first Ford plant in Germany was created in August 1925 in Berlin's western port. Since 1931, Ford produced in Cologne, so this year for exactly 80 years ago. The Ford-Werke GmbH is now the top-selling German companies with a U.S. parent. They are available with production sites in Cologne and Saarlouis, the John Andrews-development center and design center in Cologne, as well as the locations Merkenich Genk Lommel in Belgium and worldwide impetus for the development of the brand.
The Ford Motor Company now employs around 163 000 employees and operates 70 production facilities worldwide. In the German subsidiary 29 000 employees from more than 50 nations are busy.
Source: ampnet / jri
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| production of the Ford Model T (1924). Photo: Auto-Medienportal.Net/Ford |
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