Cars

Since the early 20th century the automobile has provided thousands of jobs for Canadians. During the early 20th century there was a huge demand for automobiles. To keep up with the demand Henry Ford, invented the assembly line. The auto industry had an enormous impact on the economy. The demand for steel, rubber, glass, machine tools, and other essentials for the manufacture of the automobile grew and grew. This led to the thousands of jobs …

…of the internal combustion engine within reach of the average citizen. He transformed the automobile itself from a luxury to a necessity. The Advent of the Model T seemed to renew a sense of independence among Americans who had lost their pioneer spirit to industrialization. Yet the methods that Henry Ford devised for producing his car so efficiently advanced that very industrialization. Like its inventor, the Model T represented both high ideals and hard practicalities.