Henry Ford’s Century-Old Line Finds $15 Billion in China: Cars
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On Oct. 7, 1913, Henry Ford’s assembly line moved for the first time. A century later, among the changes in Ford Motor Co.’s production, none is more dramatic than simply where it takes place.
Ford vehicles assembled in China and the rest of Asia now outnumber those built in Europe for the first time. By 2015, Ford will have the capacity to produce more cars and trucks in Asia than it made last year in North America.