福特汽车企业发展历史英文简介.pptVIP

History of Ford Motor Company The main brands of Ford 　　Henry Fords first attempt at a car company under his own name was the Henry Ford Company on November 3, 1901. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day. Groups of two or three men worked on each car, assembling it from parts made mostly by supplier companies contracting for Ford. Within a decade the company would lead the world in the expansion and refinement of the assembly line concept; and Ford soon brought much of the part production in-house in a vertical integration that seemed a better path for the era. 　 　 Henry Ford was 40 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company, which would go on to become one of the worlds largest and most profitable companies, as well as being one to survive the Great Depression. 　　　 In 1908 Ford introduced the first engine with a removable cylinder head, in the Model T. In 1930, Ford introduced the Model A, the first car with safety glass in the windshield.Ford launched the first low priced V8 engine powered car in 1932. 　　　Ford offered the Lifeguard safety package from 1956, which included such innovations as a standard deep-dish steering wheel, optional front, and, for the first time in a car, rear seatbelts, and an optional padded dash. Ford introduced child-proof door locks into its products in 1957, and in the same year offered the first retractable hardtop on a mass-produced six-seater car. The Ford Mustang was introduced in 1964. In 1965 Ford introduced the seat belt reminder light. 　　　With the 1980s, Ford introduced several highly successful vehicles around the world. In 1990 and 1994 respectively, Ford also acquired Jaguar Cars and Aston Martin. During the late 1990s, Ford continued to sell large numbers of vehicles, in a booming American economy with a soaring stock market and low fuel prices. 　　　By 2005, both Ford and GMs corporate bonds had been downgraded to junk status, as a result of high U.