Zusammenfassung der Ressource
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAR INDUSTRY
- One of the biggest employers in America
- Linked to other industries
- Glass/ Plastic/ Metal/ Rubber production
- Buildings
- Roads
- Showrooms
- Garages
- Entertainment - travel to...
- Cinema
- Sports grounds
- Shops
- Henry Ford
- Ideas copied
- Pioneered mass marketing
- High standard
- Quality workmanship
- "rolled his sleeves up"
Anmerkungen:
- He constantly checked his factories rather than just sitting in an office.
- Higher wages
- Freedom
- Women
Anmerkungen:
- It meant that women had more freedom to travel to places such as the cinema.
- Young people
- Live in the suburbs
Anmerkungen:
- This is because they could travel further distances to work.
- Nicer
- Bigger
- Cleaner
- Stats
- 1 car every 10 seconds
- 3 million sold a year