The Ford Model T was produced using Ford’s first moving automobile assembly line at Highland Park in 1913.
Ford did not invent every element of assembly-line manufacturing, but the company combined interchangeable parts, specialized tasks, and a moving conveyor system into a highly efficient process. The Highland Park plant in Michigan began using the moving line for Model T assembly in 1913.
This change sharply reduced assembly time and helped lower the car’s selling price. Lower prices made automobile ownership possible for a much larger American market, while standardized production limited customers’ choices of colors and equipment.
The Model T had already been introduced in 1908, so the assembly line did not create the car itself. It transformed how Ford built it. The Model T remained in production until 1927, with more than 15 million examples made.