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The Cars That Made America

People on theFord line were fired if they worked too slow

People on the
Ford line were fired if they worked too slow

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- People on the Ford line were fired
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if they worked too slow.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:00
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E02 By making these products available to everyone, - The Cars That Made America 00:12
By making these products available to everyone,
S01 • E01 - To sit there and put the time and effort he did - The Cars That Made America 00:15
- To sit there and put the time and effort he did
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] Slow sales of the Model A - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- [Narrator] Slow sales of the Model A
S01 • E01 For the first time, every American could own a car. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
For the first time, every American could own a car.
S01 • E02 In response, Henry cuts wages and slashes his work force. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
In response, Henry cuts wages and slashes his work force.
S01 • E01 - I mean, I think we can do 1,000 of these a day. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- I mean, I think we can do 1,000 of these a day.
S01 • E02 With Ford preoccupied, - The Cars That Made America 00:12
With Ford preoccupied,
S01 • E01 I mean, the possibilities are endless. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
I mean, the possibilities are endless.
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] Ford is able to go - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- [Narrator] Ford is able to go
S01 • E02 - The first Plymouth was brought out just at the same time - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- The first Plymouth was brought out just at the same time
S01 • E01 Ford watches sales climb and looks to hire more workers - The Cars That Made America 00:07
Ford watches sales climb and looks to hire more workers
S01 • E02 So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning.
S01 • E01 To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea.
S01 • E02 The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation - The Cars That Made America 00:11
The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation
S01 • E01 - Ford was having problems retaining good workers - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- Ford was having problems retaining good workers
S01 • E01 This, at the time, the average wage - The Cars That Made America 00:05
This, at the time, the average wage
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips
S01 • E01 - As a result, this was really the beginning - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- As a result, this was really the beginning
S01 • E02 Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions.