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1913 Photo: Moving assembly line at Ford Motor Company's Michigan plant In 1907, Henry Ford announced his goal for the Ford Motor Company: to create "a motor car for the great multitude." ...

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In 1907, Henry Ford bought 160 acres of land for what would be his Highland Park Ford Plant. The first moving assembly line started a few years later at the plant.

Ford introduced several innovations to the car industry, including the moving assembly line method of production, which had a major impact on vehicle manufacturing as well as the American economy ...

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1914: The moving assembly line at Highland Park produces 34,858 Model Ts — an 82% increase from Piquette’s output. 1917: Ford introduces a truck, the Model TT, based on the Model T.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is known for many things, including championing the moving assembly line that drastically changed the automotive industry in its infancy.

But he stuck to his goal and finally in 1908, began production of the Model T. Ford gradually adapted the production line until in 1913, his plant incorporated the first moving assembly line.

Ford put these principles into play gradually over five years, fine-tuning and testing as he went along. In 1913, they came together in the first moving assembly line ever used for large-scale ...