When Ford’s Model T arrived on the markets in 1908, he wanted everyone to be able to afford one. For two yearstwelve hours Following four long years of producing Model T’s at this sluggish rate, Ford knew he needed to find a better way that would allow him to massively produce cars. This was the only way he could drive down the costs of production, and guarantee his company would be profitable in the face of rapidly increasing competition from other car companies. This required sweeping changes to how he produced automobiles. In 1913, Ford introduced the first power driven assembly line. Ford’s moving assembly line expanded the working class of America.
Ford’s first cars were expensive and custom made. This custom build approach caused many problems because the same model car produced by different builders
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Ford welcomed other manufacturers to come into his factory. Historian Ian Cheney stated: “Ford did not keep his production methods a secret. He wrote about them. He showed them off. Seeing a chance for good publicity, he invited people into his factories.” Others could see how his moving assembly line worked, so that they, too, could lower prices on their cars and pay their workers more, expanding the working class just as Ford had done.
In conclusion, Ford’s assembly line expanded the working class in America. He invented the moving assembly line, which was the key element in allowing him to massively produce Model T’s. The money that those cheap cars brought in led to the decision of administering the five dollar a day wage, which brought in unskilled workers and improved the working class. Finally, Ford’s use of the assembly line inspired other manufacturing companies to use his methods and even further expand the working class. These changes to the working class would not have taken place if it were not for Ford’s moving assembly