*Henry Ford-the most Influential Businessmen of all times*

Made by: Vornic Cristina, ASEM FB 29-GProfessor: PhD Munca Daniela

1. Henry Ford 2. J.P. Morgan 3. John Rockefeller 4. Andrew Carnegie 5. Sam Walton 6. Thomas Watson Jr. 7. Meyer Amschel Rothschild 8. Walt Disney 9. Ray Kroc 10. Alfred Nobel

TOP 10 Most Influetial Businessmen of all times:

Henry Ford (July 30,1863-April 7,1947)

H.Ford was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. As owner of the Company he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world.

Henry Ford’s family and childhood

1860:Henry’s faher,William Ford

1865:Henry’s mother,Mary Litogot Ford

1873:Miller School - Henry attended the school from 1873-74

1865: Henry at age 2.5 years.

1863: Birthplace of Henry, July 30, 1863 in Springwells, (Dearborn), Michigan

1888: Clara Bryant Ford.

1894: Clara Ford and baby Edsel

1894:Henry's garage -Bagley Ave., Detroit.

Ford Quadricycle(1896)

In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company, and after his promotion to Chief Engineer in 1893, he had enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on gasoline engines.

These experiments culminated in 1896 with the completion of his own self-propelled vehicle named the Ford Quadricycle, which he test-drove on

June 4. In1903,June 16, Ford & Malcomson was

reincorporated as the Ford Motor Company.

Model T The Model T was

introduced on October 1, 1908.

It was so cheap at $825 in 1908 (the price fell every year) that by the 1920s a majority of American drivers learned to drive on the Model T.

MODEL A Ford Model A was

introduced in December 1927 and produced through 1931, with a total output of more than 4 million.

Ford 4-AT-F (EC-RRA)

"I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration”

(Adolf Hitler) 1933

Ford announced his $5-per-day program on January 5, 1914. The revolutionary program called for a raise in minimum daily pay from $2.34 to $5 for qualifying workers.

In 1922 the company described the workweek as six 8-hour days, giving a 48-hour week,while in 1926 they described it as five 8-hour days, giving a 40-hour week.

Labour Philosophy

Grand Cross of the German Eagle, an award bestowed to Mr. Ford

In ill health, he ceded the presidency to his grandson Henry Ford II in September 1945 and went into retirement. He died in 1947 of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 83 in Fair Lane, his Dearborn estate, and he is buried in the Ford Cemetery in Detroit.

Last Moments

Ford Today

Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, known as the Glass House.

Ford dealership in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (August 2005)

FORD Racing cars

Ford Research Center

Ford Trucks

Ford Tractors

Ford Sales:Calendar Year American sales (units)

1999 4,163,369

2000 4,202,820

2001 3,971,364

2002 3,623,709

2003 3,483,719

2004 3,331,676

2005 3,153,875

2006 2,901,090

2007 2,507,366

2008 1,988,376

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