[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 131 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1667]
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                 FORD MOTOR CO.'S 250-MILLIONTH VEHICLE

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 20, 1996

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, on October 8 of this year, Ford Motor Co. 
will produce, somewhere in the world, its 250-millionth vehicle.
  Since 1903, when Henry Ford's first car was built in Dearborn, MI, 
working men and women in Ford factories have pumped out an average of 
more than eight cars or trucks each minute.
  All told, the Ford vehicles produced throughout history would stretch 
bumper-to-bumper around the world 30 times. They would reach 756,000 
miles into space--to the Moon and another half-million miles beyond. 
And, they are estimated to have carried Ford customers in more than 200 
countries some 25 trillion miles.
  Henry Ford, indeed, put the world on wheels. His announcement in 1914 
that he would pay workers $5 for an 8-hour day astounded the world. 
Today, the United Auto Workers and Ford share a heritage of innovative 
management-labor agreements that make Ford a leader in the field.
  I know that my colleagues join me in saluting Ford Motor Co. for its 
innovation and its contribution to world prosperity. The coming 
milestone reminds us again of the advancement in mobility and progress 
we all enjoy.

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