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Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), sometimes known as "Hank the Deuce" or simply "the Deuce", was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
When Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company in 1945, the firm was in crisis. It had suffered the death of his father, Edsel Ford, in 1943, and subsequent unsteady leadership by his ailing grandfather, Henry Ford.
Mar 1, 2004 · In 1945, when the twenty-eight-year-old Henry Ford II (grandson of the founder) became president, the company had fallen into an abysmal state. Edsel, Henry II's father, had died two years before; his elderly grandfather would die in 1947.
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...
