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Ford + TechShop: Getting Employees to Tinker

Before he invented the assembly line, Henry Ford built his first prototype on a workbench in a shed. More than a century later, his company has partnered with TechShop , Detroit, the 21st-century equivalent of that shed, with a bold program to ignite innovation in the company.

How Carroll Shelby And A Gang Of Nerds Beat Enzo Ferrari [Carroll Shelby]

# carrollshelby If you only know the late Carroll Shelby for his tuner cars, you're missing an amazing story of how, during the mid-1960s, his little, nerd-filled race shop in Los Angeles helped Henry Ford II exercise his famous vendetta against Enzo Ferrari. Playboy editor A.J. Baime tells that story in his book, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans ...

People Who Changed the World in Business

Ford was an American industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company and sponsored the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. He introduced the model T automobile and revolutionized the transportation and American industry.

Amazing Vintage Photos of When Ford Was The Most Innovative Automaker In The World

Today, Ford is in the midst of a product renaissance. The cars look and drive great, and the proud automaker is coming back from years of lackluster product.

Ford chairman to speak at commencement

This year’s commencement ceremony will feature an American businessman with a drive for leadership, environmental awareness and strategy – William Clay Ford, Jr.