But because assembly-line machinery already was tooled when ... U.S. sales had declined to 187,708. Ford ceased Pinto production in July 1980, building just 68,179 Pintos that year.

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 ...

The Edsel Sometimes Came With Final Assembly Instructions Long before the Pinto crashed and burned ... and ensure a proper fit for the Edsel line in Ford's lineup, which also included Mercury ...

Ford rushed the Pinto into production for the 1971 model year. By the time our 1974 test car skulked off the assembly line, it had changed little from that first year, save for 5-mph bumpers and ...

(CBS DETROIT) - On March 9, 1964, the Ford Mustang rolled off the assembly line for the first time. Lee Iacocca, the vice president and general manager of Ford Division, had the idea for the ...

Tesla is shifting from the traditional conveyor belt assembly line to subassembly areas. This could reduce costs by 40% and make factories cheaper to build. It's part of Tesla's strategy as it ...

Ford is aiming to build 150,000 F-150 Lightnings a year at its revamped factory. The EV assembly line is more spacious and less cluttered than the typical car factory. Ford is rushing to fill ...