Assembly line production method increased
Ford's production from 1,599 units in 1905
to 8,729 in 1906 and to 14,887 in 1907
(Dilger 13).
1900: 8000 motor vehicles were registered in the entire country.
1902: Henry Ford’s T-Model appeared. In the next few years Ford established its assembly line production model. This set the course for many major changes in the nation’s roads and life styles. With the assembly line production, the number of cars produced annually increased drastically and the prices became much more affordable for even working class people to purchase a car.
Also, American Automobile Association is established, giving an additional lobbying power for the motor-vehicle industry and users.
1906: Government passed the Hepburn Act to percent Standard Oil from getting even bigger than it was – by this time Standard Oil Company controlled 90 percent of the country’s 70,000 miles of pipelines (Dilger 11).
1907: Ford’s annual production was 14,887 units.