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ash can cover solution and today we look back to an era or Detroit’s big three
back to an era or Detroit’s big three
back to an era or Detroit’s big three Chrysler Ford and GM were kings of the
Chrysler Ford and GM were kings of the
Chrysler Ford and GM were kings of the road situated in the northern Midwest of
road situated in the northern Midwest of
road situated in the northern Midwest of the u.s. Detroit became the center of
the u.s. Detroit became the center of
the u.s. Detroit became the center of American car production at the beginning
American car production at the beginning
American car production at the beginning of the 20th century the big three
of the 20th century the big three
of the 20th century the big three Chrysler Ford and General Motors created
Chrysler Ford and General Motors created
Chrysler Ford and General Motors created the ultimate Motor City in 1903 the Ford
the ultimate Motor City in 1903 the Ford
the ultimate Motor City in 1903 the Ford Motor Company pioneered the use of the
Motor Company pioneered the use of the
Motor Company pioneered the use of the assembly line in manufacturing
assembly line in manufacturing
assembly line in manufacturing automobiles the Model T car was then
automobiles the Model T car was then
automobiles the Model T car was then introduced a car whose standardized
introduced a car whose standardized
introduced a car whose standardized production would revolutionize the
production would revolutionize the
production would revolutionize the industry a handful of major automobile
industry a handful of major automobile
industry a handful of major automobile manufacturers notably Chrysler GM
manufacturers notably Chrysler GM
manufacturers notably Chrysler GM Packard and Ford survived the
Packard and Ford survived the
Packard and Ford survived the technological and managerial
technological and managerial
technological and managerial transformations that created the modern
transformations that created the modern
transformations that created the modern auto industry
auto industry
auto industry Ford was by far the most influential
Ford was by far the most influential
Ford was by far the most influential it’s assembly line became the model for
it’s assembly line became the model for
it’s assembly line became the model for the mass production of cars worldwide
the mass production of cars worldwide
the mass production of cars worldwide and it’s wages were high enough to allow
and it’s wages were high enough to allow
and it’s wages were high enough to allow workers to actually buy cars themselves
workers to actually buy cars themselves
workers to actually buy cars themselves Ford’s technological innovations
Ford’s technological innovations
Ford’s technological innovations culminating in the construction of the
culminating in the construction of the
culminating in the construction of the massive River Rouge plant which employed
massive River Rouge plant which employed
massive River Rouge plant which employed more than 90,000 workers at its peak
more than 90,000 workers at its peak
more than 90,000 workers at its peak brought visitors from around the world
brought visitors from around the world
brought visitors from around the world to marvel at the might and ingenuity of
to marvel at the might and ingenuity of
to marvel at the might and ingenuity of American industry business analyst
American industry business analyst
American industry business analyst coined the term Fordism to describe
coined the term Fordism to describe
coined the term Fordism to describe Detroit’s the stated contribution to the
Detroit’s the stated contribution to the
Detroit’s the stated contribution to the technologically advanced labor-intensive
technologically advanced labor-intensive
technologically advanced labor-intensive highly productive form of modern
highly productive form of modern
highly productive form of modern industrial capitalism by the mid 20th
industrial capitalism by the mid 20th
industrial capitalism by the mid 20th century one in every six working
century one in every six working
century one in every six working Americans was employed directly or
Americans was employed directly or
Americans was employed directly or indirectly by the automotive industry
indirectly by the automotive industry
indirectly by the automotive industry and Detroit was at its heart the big
and Detroit was at its heart the big
and Detroit was at its heart the big three auto firms GM Ford and Chrysler
three auto firms GM Ford and Chrysler
three auto firms GM Ford and Chrysler were all based in metropolitan Detroit
were all based in metropolitan Detroit
were all based in metropolitan Detroit the auto industry consumed vast amounts
the auto industry consumed vast amounts
the auto industry consumed vast amounts of steel glass copper and later plastic
of steel glass copper and later plastic
of steel glass copper and later plastic fueling the rise of a host of auto
fueling the rise of a host of auto
fueling the rise of a host of auto related industries in and around the
related industries in and around the
related industries in and around the city Detroit was in the words of one
city Detroit was in the words of one
city Detroit was in the words of one historian a total industrial landscape a
historian a total industrial landscape a
historian a total industrial landscape a place where hundreds of thousands of
place where hundreds of thousands of
place where hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers found work due to
blue-collar workers found work due to
blue-collar workers found work due to the car industry they found work on the
the car industry they found work on the
the car industry they found work on the assembly lines and stamping and
assembly lines and stamping and
assembly lines and stamping and tool-and-die plants in foundries and in
tool-and-die plants in foundries and in
tool-and-die plants in foundries and in many small factories that made all sorts
many small factories that made all sorts
many small factories that made all sorts of parts from spark plugs to hood
of parts from spark plugs to hood
of parts from spark plugs to hood ornaments this Motor City benefited from
ornaments this Motor City benefited from
ornaments this Motor City benefited from building of cars while Detroit thrive so
building of cars while Detroit thrive so
building of cars while Detroit thrive so did the rest of America in our next
did the rest of America in our next
did the rest of America in our next video we look at some of the causes for
video we look at some of the causes for
video we look at some of the causes for the fall of the Motor City
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