Henry Ford revolutionized the labor innovations and products
The Model T, often known as "Tin Lizzie", became popular right once, and Ford quickly had more orders than it could fill. As a consequence, he used mass-production methods including the moving assembly line, vast manufacturing facilities, and interchangeable, standardized parts that would completely transform American industry. The time it took to create a vehicle was greatly reduced because of mass production, which kept costs low. Setting a precedent for the industry, Ford also upped the daily compensation for his employees in 1914 from $2.34 for a nine-hour day to $5 for an eight-hour shift.
Demand for the Tin Lizzie remained high despite increased manufacturing, and by 1918, the Model T made almost half of all automobiles in America. Ford appointed his son Edsel as president of the Ford Motor Company in 1919, although he continued to have complete control over the business. Henry Ford bought out all minority investors by 1920 following a legal struggle with his stockholders, led by brothers Horace and John Dodge. Ford shifted manufacturing in 1927 to a vast industrial complex he had constructed in Dearborn, Michigan, along the River Rouge.
The factory had an assembly line, a steel mill, a glass factory, and all the other things required to make an automobile. Ford stopped producing the Model T in the same year and unveiled the new Model A, which had upgrades to the brakes and horsepower. Ford Motor Company was the largest automaker in the world at the time, having manufactured over 15 million Model Ts. Ford established activities and plants all over the world.
