Portal:Cars/Anniversaries/January 1


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