how manufacturing for cars has changed over the years starting with henry ford

first creation

1896

his first creation is a gas-powered horseless carriage called the quadricycle

first successful ford car model

1908

model T was the first of many car models to be produced by ford that was successful and had a profit of $850 per car

first automobile to be mass produced

1913

manufactured the first automobile to have interchangeable (easily replaced automobile parts). with all cars having the same parts older models then henry ford was able to make his automobiles cheaper. He invented the assembly line in which one worker focused on one part of the automobile on a conveyer which is carefully timed.https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?

model T changes

1925

by 1927 the price of model T dropped down to $300 per car due to the assembly line.

next ford car model introduced

1927

model A was produced in 1927, but not as successful as the model T car. https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=MultiTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=3&docId=GALE%7CUSEOZW946675160&docType=Topic+overview&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZMID-MOD1&prodId=MSIC&contentSet=GALE%7CUSEOZW946675160&searchId=R2&userGroupName=nbwvikings&inPS=true

introduction of cad (computer aided design)

1960

the cad program was designed to shorten manufacturing times and help visualize the design of the car from all angles
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ford explorer

1990

the ford explorer introduced in 1990 was the best-selling sport utility vehicle (SUV). https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=MultiTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CQKRXEA592050374&docType=Company+overview&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZMID-MOD1&prodId=MSIC&contentSet=GALE%7CQKRXEA592050374&searchId=R3&userGroupName=nbwvikings&inPS=true