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Ford Motor Company

Founded in 1903
Founder: Henry Ford
Headquarter: Michigan, U.S.
Present head: Alan R. Mulally (President & CEO)

Trivia:
  • Henry Ford developed the first assembly line for automobiles. Ford supposedly got the idea from a process that was used to slaughter pigs.
  • Apart from the reason that Black paint dries faster, Ford Model T was painted black because Ford's engineers suggested it was cheap and durable. However, in the first year, Model T Fords were not available in black at all. Later, Henry Ford wrote in his autobiography, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
  • The champagne spraying tradition at the end of races was started after the Ford GT40's secured the top three positions at Le Mans in 1966.
  • Henry Ford started the 5-day week in the various Ford plants, keeping the pay equivalent to a full six-day week. He also introduced the 8 hours worl schedule. These practicces are followed till date.

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