Scrapbook by W.C. Cowling for Charles Sorensen, regarding Establishing a Ford Motor Company Plant in Shanghai, China, 1930-1932

Summary

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This scrapbook was put together during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This scrapbook was put together during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.

Artifact

Scrapbook

Subject Date

1930-1932

Collection Title

W.C. Cowling Records  

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.689.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 24 in

Width: 18 in

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