Articles Tagged with ''assembly line history''

Detroit’s No. 3 automaker had a topsy-turvy existence, with lots of highs and lows.

For decades, Chrysler was synonymous with innovation, pioneering automatic transmissions, hydraulic four-wheel brakes, streamlined bodies, supercharged engines and turbine power trains.

WASHINGTON—The United States Mint has issued a commemorative $1 coin that honors the moving assembly line.

Competitive market pressures forced Cat to adopt new technology and implement lean manufacturing processes.

During the last 100 years, Caterpillar has grown and prospered by subscribing to a unique philosophy of vertical integration, globalization, lean production processes, high quality products and state-of-the-art metal fabrication technology.

During the 1950s, Ford Motor Co. operated two assembly plants in Chicago.

Ford Motor Co. began producing cars in Chicago 10 years before the current assembly plant opened a century ago.

The historic factory has made everything from Model T’s to SUVs since 1924.

Vertical integration once thrived on the Southwest Side of Chicago.