Henry Ford and the Model T

1.  The assembly line was changed by suggestions of 3 of his employees to not just have an assembly line where the workers moved down the line but to have the line move while the workers stayed in one place instead.  That way people could major in one skill and do that all day.  The skill of holding a wrench and turning a bolt all day could be taught very easily to unskilled people.

2.  Workers tended to stay longer and be more committed to Henry Ford's company than other companies at that time because he wanted to be fair with the wages he gave.  He gave really liveable wages to his employees.

3.  The Model T cost a little over $1000.  It was manufactured for the common man.

4.  The Model T's price dropped to $800 and then dramatically dropped to a little over $365.  I think the price dropped because of all the Model T's that were made, which they needed to be sold and because of how the times were, many people couldn't afford the higher prices.

5.  As the Model T became the main mode of transportation, the automobile offered people the freedom to travel.  They could go wherever they wanted whenever they wanted to.  People could travel for fun and not have to rely on railroad lines.