Henry Ford
- Born: July 30, 1863, Greenfield Township, Michigan Died in April 7, 1947
- Net worth : $200 billion (2020) Upon his death, the Henry Ford net worth stood at what would equate to approximately $199 billion nowadays.
- Companies Owned by Ford ;
• Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC. Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC is a financial services company offering financing products to Ford consumers and Ford dealers. ...
• Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Ltd. ...
• AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ...
• Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH. ...
• Ford Motor Land Development Corporation.
• nowadays owns Ford and Lincoln. General Motors owns Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC.
- Quotes ;
• Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
• When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
• Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
• Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
• Don't find fault, find a remedy.
- Facts ;
• STEVE EMBER: Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile. But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until eighteen ninety-six. That was eleven years after two Germans -- Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz -- developed the first gasoline-powered automobile. ... Henry Ford made better cars.
• Henry Ford was one of eight children born to William and Mary Ford. He was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan. For eight years he attended a one-room school when he wasn't helping on the farm with the harvest. At age 16 he left home on foot to find work in Detroit's machine shops.
• Henry Ford pushed for mechanization in the production of automobiles, and his company was able to produce a Model T every 24 seconds, on average.
• Henry Ford ran for the U.S. Senate in 1918 at the conclusion of World War I, but was heavily criticized for his controversial political views.
• Despite his outspoken conservatism, he promoted some policies that tend to be viewed as more liberal, such as an increase in the daily wage for factory workers.
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