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...replace the Model T, Ford launches the second Model A. (The original was built in 1903.) The company sells 4 million of them 1920s Ford dominates automobile production, with 55% of output in 1921 and nearly 65% in 1924. But by 1931, General Motors eclipses a flailing Ford to become the world's largest automaker...
...Years of resisting union efforts come to a head at the Battle of the Overpass. In 1941 the U.A.W. organizes Ford...
...1940s: In the U.S., Ford factories, including its famed Willow Run plant, churn out tanks, cannons and planes for the war effort...
...Henry Ford II becomes president of Ford Motor...
...Ford goes public, but the founding family maintains control with class-B shares that carry disproportionate voting power...