Motorcar Industry Flashcards
What replaced steam?
Electricity and oil
Combustion engines
How much did production increase by?
300%
What did the assembly line achieve?
Production was made into simple repetitive steps
Who set out to build a simple cheap car?
Henry Ford
Where did the assembly line start?
Car industry
How many stages did wheel making take?
100
How many cars were made a day initially by ford?
200
What did ford do to increase production?
Moved car past men
Conveyor belts to carry parts
Workers part of machine
Why were conditions bad?
Unions forbidden
How long to make a car?
1 1/2 hrs
How much did ford pay workers ?
5 dollars a day
How many shifts a day?
3
What happened to Detroit due to car industry?
Grew 4 times as big
What did ford build
River rouge plant
How many model t’s produced at river rouge plant?
2500
How many men worked at river rouge plant?
80,000
What ensured constant supply of workers?
70% immigrant labour
What kept workers in line?
Plant protection service
What encouraged workers to save for a car?
Company saving scheme
When was the 10th million model T built?
1924
What did mass production feed?
Mass consumption
What were cheaper?
Electric appliances
What did radio bring into the home?
Advertising
Popular music
How many people owned a car?
1 in 5
40 years for Britain to catch up
How many cars by 1929? How many were model t’s?
26 million
1/2 model t’s
How did the growth of the motor industry boost the economy?
Used large quantities of US steel, leather, rubber and glass
More jobs created in these industries as more cars were made
When and where was the first Ford factory built?
1903
Detroit, Michigan
How did the price of the car fall due to the assembly line?
1911 cars cost $800
1928 cars cost $300
How many bought Model T’s between 1911 and 1929?
15 million
For every worker in a car factory, how many more more were needed for the parts needed?
10
What did Ford call the Model T?
An affordable car for ordinary people
Proportion of cars that were Ford
One in two
