Rise of the Auto Industry
Henry Ford and the first moving assembly line
We all know who Henry Ford is, one of the pioneers of the auto industry in America. According to history.com "He wanted to make the motor car in grate multitudes." In the videos on the right side explain how Henry Ford came up with the idea of the moving assembly line, and how it has changed over the years. In the video Henry Ford Assembly line invention it said "The moving assembly line made motor cars affordable to the average citizen." Henry Ford invention helped form the city of Detroit, and the auto industry.
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Auto Industry helping the war effort
Did You know that the auto industry was a big contributor to the war effort in World War Two. According to hovermotorco.com "If the auto industry was strong before the war they where super natural converting to the war vehicles." In the video in the right side talks about how General Motors used there factory's to make war machines. According to John Buescher " the Prediction of motor vehicles was halted from February 1942 to October 1945."
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