Model T

(This is the concluding Part Two of a post begun at Part One.) Control of 59% of Ford Motor Company stock allowed Henry Ford to introduce the Model T in 1909.   He added the assembly line in 1913.  In 1915, he began acquiring land for the ultimate in industrial vertical integration: the River Rouge complex. …

Elon Musk has a lot in common with Henry Ford.  fact, studying Henry Ford could give Mr. Musk guidance in his quest to make Tesla successful.  In the end, Henry Ford won – and won big.  So, too, can Musk.  Parallels of Ford and Musk are revealing. Like Henry Ford, Musk has his own public…