Ford Motor Company History

The history of Ford Motor Company began when Henry Ford could not get any investors to be interested in his idea for affordable cars. The investors wanted luxury cars for the privileged, not cheap cars for everyday people. Henry Ford 's vision did not interest them so Henry Ford decided to leave the company he was working for and started his own company which he called For Motor Company.

What is Ford Motor Company History?

Initially in the history of Ford Motor Company, the stockholders included a few lawyers, a coal dealer and his accountant, two machinists, a clerk, a man who made windmills, and a man who owned a general store. The total capital the Ford Motor Company collected was $100,000, only $28,000 of which was in cash.

Henry Ford first car in Ford Motor Company history: Henry Ford the Model A

Within only a few months, Henry Ford produced his first low-priced car, which he called the Ford Car "Model A". Orders for the Henry Ford first car Model A poured in faster than Henry Ford could fill them. Henry began to design other car models, choosing a different letter of the alphabet for each one.

Henry Ford took control of Ford Motor Company

Orders poured in for those cars too. In spite of the immediate demand for his inventions, Henry Ford's investors still didn't believe that cars were going to have long-lasting popularity. And they didn't like the way Henry Ford was using profits to expand the company. Frustrated by their skepticism, Henry Ford bought up all the shares in the Ford Motor Company and gained complete control. The company had been so prosperous that one schoolteacher who had invested a hundred dollars fifteen years before now walked away with $355,000.

Henry Ford as the boss at Ford Motor Company Factory

In the factory, Henry Ford proved to be a stern and stubborn boss. Early on, his managers and advisors learned that Henry Ford was to have complete control and his authority was never to be threatened. When the Ford Model T car was only three years old and Henry Ford took a vacation to Europe, his workers decided to surprise him with a few improvements on the car. They worked long hours to find a design that was sleeker and faster and they proudly presented it to Henry Ford upon his return to the factory. Henry Ford circled the new car several times. Then he grabbed one door handle and ripped the door off by its hinges. Then he did the same thing to the other door. He smashed the windshield, and then smashed in the roof of the car. Henry Ford kept swinging until the car was a total wreck, yelling insults and curses the whole time.  From then on, no one in a Ford Motor Company plant ever tampered with one of the cars unless they had permission from Henry Ford himself.