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When his father Edsel, president of Ford, died of cancer in May 1943 (during World War II), Henry Ford II was serving in the Navy and unable to inherit the presidency of the family-owned business. The elderly and ailing Henry Ford I , company founder, re-assumed the presidency, though mentally inconsistent, suspicious, and considered ...
May 20, 2024 · Henry Ford II, American industrialist and head of Ford Motor Company for 34 years (1945–79). He is generally credited with reviving the firm. Two of the cars introduced during his tenure, the Mustang and the Thunderbird, were immensely popular and are considered to be classics.
Henry Ford II (1917-1987) was an American industrialist. He turned his grandfather's faltering automobile company into the second largest industrial corporation in the world. Henry Ford II was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 4, 1917, the grandson of the automobile pioneer Henry Ford.
Sep 30, 1987 · Auto magnate Henry Ford II, who for 35 years ran the automobile company founded by his grandfather, managing it from the brink of disaster to the top rank of industrial power, died Tuesday in a...
Resurrected the Ford Motor Company after World War II, leading it to become the second largest producer of motor vehicles in the world. Transformed the Ford Motor Company from a family business to a highly successful, publicly owned corporation in 1956.
Oct 12, 1987 · A s the grandson of the founder of the Ford Motor Co., Henry Ford II bore one of the most powerful names in American business. He used it wisely to save the second largest U.S. automaker in its...
Nov 18, 2013 · In 1945, the Ford Motor Company named Henry Ford II, a.k.a. "Hank the Deuce," as its president. His grandfather, the first Henry Ford, had built the iconic brand into a giant, but by the...
Henry Ford II. Ford Motor Company 1945–1979. Industry: Automotive & Aerospace. Era: 1940. When Ford took over Ford Motor in 1945, the company was losing $9.5 million per month. Ford implemented an audit system for the company, while automating company plants.
Mar 5, 1978 · It was Henry Ford who was one of the businessmen who promoted Jimmy Carter at the start of the election campaign of 1976. The story of Henry Ford 2d is one—neatly enough—of victory and...
Sep 30, 1987 · Henry Ford 2d, who took over the ailing auto company founded by his grandfather and restored it as one of the world's industrial giants, died yesterday in Detroit of complications arising from...
