Portal:Cars/Anniversaries/January 1

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1910Ford Model T production moves to Highland Park, Michigan
1919Edsel Ford becomes president of the Ford Motor Company
1961Ford president Robert McNamara leaves office to become Secretary of Defense; he is replaced by Henry Ford II
1967 — Lynn Townsend becomes chairman of Chrysler Corporation
1979Ford Motor Company buys 25% of Mazda
1993Robert Eaton becomes chairman of Chrysler Corporation