Ford family
Detroit automotive clan
The Ford family refers to the American automotive dynasty founded by Henry Ford, who established the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
The family maintained control of the company for generations and became synonymous with American industrial capitalism: The Ford family shaped Detroit's identity.
The name sometimes appears in discussions of dynastic wealth and corporate succession.
- HenryGermanic masculine name
- founding fatherMale institutional originator
- EdselFailed 1950s automobile
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- DetroitMichigan automotive hub
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Ford familyUAW
Vehicle manufacturing union
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