The Model T couldn't have been the Model T unless the automobile were on its way to becoming too interesting a product for consumers ever to be satisfied with a single model, a single manufacturer, a single design statement.

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Henry Ford may have been, in his earliest years, when he rode his excitement and clarity of vision about the automobile to give America the Model T and a new universe, but then Ford ran out of ideas and ossified and lost all his creativity.

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The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 by Henry Ford, who transformed personal transportation with his Model T, an automobile that was reliable, efficient and reasonably priced.

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If the Model S represents the future of the automobile, sign us up.

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At the same time, another rival state-owned car-maker, Nanjing Automobile, will produce its own version of the Rover 75 sedan model, called the MG7.

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The Model S is surprisingly nimble for such a large and heavy automobile, and it doesn't sacrifice ride quality for the sake of dynamics -- it handled rough roads with composure and just the right amount of stiffness.

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The automobile industry made the right decision to move factories to locations that better serve their business model.

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