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Henry Ford's Model T and the Assembly Line
- Cars began selling in 1915 for 440$
- By 1925 a record 9109 cars are made in a single day, the lowest price becomes 290$\
- Supply and Demand
- 15 million made by 1927
- Most of the manufacturing done in Detroit (Motown)
- Introduction of the Assembly line and factories increases output (assembly line means everyone has a specific task)
- Assembly lines= more cars made= cost less
- brought in more gas stations, parking places, allowed suburbs, more places to stop along the road.
- "car in every garage"
Summary
Cars began selling at a high price but with the brining in of assembly lines the supply went up which meant they started selling them for much less. Almost everyone had a car and it was Henry Ford's goal to get a "car in every garage". Also, cars made the world a bigger place. It allow for people to commute which meant things like suburbs became a big hit.