Henry+Ford

​ The Ford Motor Company is one of the most successful car companies ever, and the largest."In addition to the [|Ford], [|Lincoln], and [|Mercury] brands, Ford also owns [|Volvo Cars] in Sweden, and a small stake in [|Mazda] in Japan and [|Aston Martin] in the UK." - Ford Motor Company - Wikipedia
 * Henry Ford**

Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in the town of Dearborn, Michigan. He married Clara Ala Bryant in 1888 and they had one kid, whose name was Edsel Bryant Ford. He created his first car, called the Ford Quadricycle, in 1896, and on June 4 he test drove it and he figured out he needed to brainstorm to find new ways to improve the Ford Quadricycle. 8 years later after splitting from Thomas Edison and forming up with Alexander Y. Malcomson, Ford and Malcomson formed Ford & Malcomson, Ltd. Then after the Dodge brothers accepted a share of the Ford & Malcomson, Ltd. "Ford & Malcomson was reincorporated as the [|Ford Motor Company] on June 16, 1903,[|[11]] with $28,000 capital." - Henry Ford - Wikipedia.

"Founding the ** Ford ** Motor Company, the American industrialist ** Henry ** ** Ford ** (1863-1947) developed a system of mass production based on the assembly line and the conveyor belt which produced a low-priced car within reach of middle-class Americans." - Henry Ford - Gale. This assembly line made cars a lot faster, created more jobs, and expanded the industry rapidly. The increase in cars in America meant that cars were less expensive and accecable to the common man. The Model T was the most popular car back in the early 1900's.

In conclusion, Henry Ford was a very successful man and he made a very successful company. Tied with Chevrolet, the Ford Motor Company is the most popular automobile company in the country.