Henry Ford (1863–1947) was the American inventor and automobile manufacturer who founded the Ford Motor Company and developed the mass-production assembly-line system. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford worked in various machine and mechanical shops as a young man. During the 1890s, Ford created his first “horseless carriage” and began selling his vehicle designs. In 1903, he established the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. The company introduced the Model T five years later. Ford developed the assembly-line method to produce the cars, allowing for faster and cheaper production. The Model T was a commercial success, selling more than fifteen million cars in its twenty years in production. Ford was also famous for his treatment of workers; in 1914, he announced an eight-hour work day and five-dollar daily minimum wage. Ford’s innovations in both mechanical production and labor revolutionized American industry.