Ford Motor Company global expansion and transfer of production methods (1910–1939)

1. Ford establishes Canada as first foreign production base

   Aug 17, 1904Labels: Ford Motor, Walkerville, British Empire

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2. Vehicles shift to the Highland Park plant

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Highland Park, Ford Motor

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3. First Model T assembled at Trafford Park

   Oct 23, 1911Labels: Trafford Park, Model T, Ford UK

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4. Moving assembly line runs at Highland Park

   Oct 7, 1913Labels: Moving Assembly, Highland Park, Model T

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5. Ford forms Argentine subsidiary and begins local assembly

   Dec 31, 1913Labels: Ford Motor, Buenos Aires

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6. Ford announces the “$5 day” wage policy

   Jan 5, 1914Labels: 5 Day, Henry Ford, Ford wage

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7. Ford begins building the River Rouge complex

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: River Rouge, Vertical Integration, Ford Motor

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8. Ford opens purpose-built plant in Cork, Ireland

   Apr 17, 1917Labels: Ford Cork, Fordson Tractors, Ireland

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9. Ford establishes Ford Motor do Brasil

   Apr 24, 1919Labels: Ford Motor, Brazil, S o

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10. Ford buys Dagenham land for a larger UK complex

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: Dagenham Plant, Ford UK, River Transport

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11. Ford opens Yokohama assembly facility in Japan

    Feb 1, 1925Labels: Yokohama Facility, Ford Japan

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12. Ford establishes Ford Australia in Geelong

    Mar 31, 1925Labels: Ford Australia, Geelong Plant

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13. River Rouge complex reaches completion

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: River Rouge, Ford Vertical

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14. Foundation laid for Ford’s Cologne-Niehl plant

    Oct 2, 1930Labels: Cologne-Niehl Plant, Ford Germany

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15. First vehicle produced at Ford Cologne

    May 4, 1931Labels: Ford Cologne, German production

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16. First vehicle produced at Ford Dagenham

    Oct 1, 1931Labels: Ford Dagenham, UK production

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17. Ford’s foreign parts imports curtailed by World War II

    Sep 1, 1939Labels: World War, Trade Disruption, Ford Global

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