The Car that Motorized America
Keith Vining
Columbia Southern University
The Car that Motorized America
Whenever people XXX XXXX their XXX and drive, XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXX car that XXXXXXX XXX car XXXXXXXX forever. XXXX car was assembled a XXXXXXX ago but its impact will last forever. Today, car manufacturers are competing XXXX each other for XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX that fit XXX XXXXXX, pockets and XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, there XXXX XXXXX when owning a car XXX a thing XXXXXXXX only for XXX XXXX XXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. Due XX XXX high price XXXX XX XXX XXX XXXXXX, XXX manufacturers could not afford XX XX innovative or XXXXXXX XXXX. Even if people XXXXX own a XXX, XXX road infrastructure XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. These XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX effect circle that XXXXX have XXXX XXXXXXX depending XX horse XXXX XXX wagons. While XXXX XXXXXXXXX and car XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX car models for those XXXXX, XXXXXXXX none XX them XXXXXX focused XX the costs. Everything XXXXXXX when XXX Ford XXXXX T, XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX process and its XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXX a breakthrough in the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX it. Therefore, XXXXXX and driving a XXX became a very XXXXXX XXXXX, thanks XX XXXX XXXXX X.XXXX, these XXXX XXXXXX XXXX on the XXXXX and XXXX XXX more XXXXXX could XXXXXX, own XXX XXXXX XXX. XX the peak of XXX success, XXXX of XXX cars driven in XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX Ford XXXXX X’s. XX XXXX, XXXX produced XXX.000 XXXX XXXX 13.000 employees XXXXX the other 299 X.S car XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX 280.000 XXXX with 66.350 employees (Ford Media XXXXXX, XXXX). XXXXX XXXXXXX show that “Ford Motor XXXXXXX” had XXX XXXXXXX level XX XXXXXXXXXX efficiency in the XXXX XXXXXXXX. This great XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX Ford XX XXXXXXX XXXX cars on XXX XXXXXX, XX a XXXXXX price XXX the XXX XXXXXXXX. When it was first XXXXXXXX in XXXX, XXX car had a XXXXX XXX XX $850. At XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX efficiency and commercial success, the XXX sold for $XXX (Ford XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXX). Increased XXXXXXXXXX together with XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX more people to buy a car. XXXX high XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX could not XX reached XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX made in XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX of the Ford Model X. XXXXXXX XXX initial XXXX price XX $XXX XXX the XXXXXX one XX $XXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX and implemented an innovation XXXX forever XXXXXXX the way cars XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. This innovation XX XXXXXX the assembly XXXX. The XXXXXXXX line was not XXXXXXXX by Ford XXX it XXX perfected and adapted XX XXX engineers XX XXXXXXX XXX car manufacturing XXXXXXX (XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, 2010, p X). In time, the XXXXXXXX line XXXXXX XX XXXXX car XXXXXXXXXXXXX, leaving Ford with no XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX even XXXX XXXXXXXXX and making XXXX Model T XXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXX could afford buying a new XXX, making another step XXXXXXX in turning a XXXXXX privilege in XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX.With more XXXX XX the XXXX, car XXXXXXXXXXXXX had XX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX in keeping XXXXX XXXXXXXXX happy even after the XXXX ended. No XXX XXXXX XXX XXXX achieved a XXXXXXX reliability so repairing XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX in a good and XXXXXXXXXX condition XXX a challenge XXXX XXXX XXXX. Ford XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX issue XXX it managed XX turn a XXXXXXXXX XXXX a new business opportunity. XXXX Model T was XXX XXXXX XXXX-produced XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX parts. XXXX XXXXX X XXXXXX could fix their XXXX XX using standard XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX by XXXX. Using XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX not only help the car XXXXXX but it XXXX XXXXXX XXXX become even XXXX efficient. XXXXX standard components to manufacture a XXXXXX type of car enabled Ford XX XXXX XXX-skilled workers and XXXXX them fast at its production XXXX. On XXX assembly XXXX, each XXXXXX XXX to perform a limited number of XXXXXXXXXX XX using XXX same tools XXX XXX same XXX components. XX XXXXXXXX XXX level XX XXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXXXXXXX by XXXX worker XX XXX XXXXXXXX line, XXXX Model X XXXXXX a more XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX its XXXXXXXXXXX. Simple work operations reduce the XXXX XX making XXXXXXXX. XXXXXX XXXX with interchangeable XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX total cost XX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXXX T XXXXX. XXXXXX had XXXX access XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX parts XXX Ford XXX making a XXXXXXXX business out of it XXX it XXXXX XXXX today. XXXX XXXXXXXX and standard XXXXX XXXXX, XXX XXX XXX be back on XXX road in a XXXXX XXXX. Potential XXXX XXXXX T XXXXXX were XXXXXXXXX XXXX they XXXX have no troubles and XX XXXX costs XXX using and repairing XXXXX cars. However, XXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX not XXXXXXX affordable XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX. Ford Model X turned XXX car XXXX a commodity XXX XXX middle class, XXXX XXXXXXXXX by XXXX reserved XXXX XXX the XXXX. However, XXXXXXX a XXXXXXX middle XXXXX, Ford XXXXX have XXXXXX XX develop a car XXX the masses. XXXXX XXX market XXXXXX in XXXX, Ford XXXXX X XXX depending on XXX XXXXXXX American middle class. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXX XXX XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXX development and XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX better-skilled XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXX, encouraged XXX XXXXXX of a strong XXXXXX XXXXX. XXX middle class started affording longer XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX the need XXX a family or individual car came as XXXXXXX. Yet, owning a car was XXX so affordable XXXX for the middle XXXXX. XXXX identified this XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX a car addressing XXX middle class. The increasing number XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX of XXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX Ford to XXXX XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXX mass XXXXXXXXXX process. When XXX production XX Model X ended in XXXX, owning a XXX has XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX almost XXX man XXXXXXX a decent XXXX XXXXX afford. This XXX not XXXX because car XXXXXX dropped in XXX two XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX Model T XXX in production XXX also because an XXXXXXXXXXX market of second-XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX dedicated XX XXX XXXXXX class XX XXX XXXX, reached XXX lower classes XX XXXXXX-XXXX XXXX. Therefore, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX a wage could own a car. Ford XXXXX X is XXX car XXXX XXXXXXXXX America. XXX XXXX production efficiency achieved XXXX XXX help of XXX assembly line helped Ford manufacture and XXXX a lot XX Model X’s in XXX two decades XXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX like using interchangeable XXXXX parts helped XXXXXX use XXXXX cars XX XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX XXX road XXX a longer XXXX. The growing economy XXXXXX XXXX people move XX the XXXXXX class and XXXXXX a XXX XXX. Most of these people first XXXXXX a XXXX Model T because it XXX XXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXXXX class XXXXX XXXXXX in the XXXXX years. XXXXXXX, in the last XXXXX of XXX production cycle, XXXXX competitors inspired XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX by Ford. Therefore, the average XXXXXXX people XXX XXXX options when XXXXXXXXXX a car. Finally, XXX XXXXXXXXXX number of cars XX the XXXXX XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX on developing a XXXXXX road infrastructure. A XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX more XXXXXX to own XXX drive a car. In time, XXXXXXX turned XXXX a XXXXX society. XXXXXXXX XXXX point XXXX two XXXXXXX, time in XXXXX XXXX XXXXX T XXXXXXXXXX most of XXX local car market. America was motorized XX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXX market, a XXXX developed XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and an XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX moved XXX XXXX XX XXXXXX a XXX from luxury XX ordinary. Ford Model X XXXX a XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX to all that.XXXXXXXXX, a good XXXX, XXX XXXXXXX to improve and XXXXXXXXX it XXX the XXXXXXXX to push it forward, XXXXXXX a car XXXX changed the American XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXX manufacturing XXX quality standards imposed XX XXXX Model T a XXXXXXX XXX, XXX XXX an industry XXXXXXXX. Therefore, XXXXXX earning a decent wage can own a car. XXX exact XXXXX XX XXXXX Ford, the XXX XXXXXX Ford XXXXX T.
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