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Time Magazine's - America's Most Iconic Companies
January 8, 2025
In 2026, America celebrates its 250th birthday. Within those years, the country has built a legacy as an incubator of globally relevant companies and brands, and an economic powerhouse. To paint a picture of that business legacy, TIME and Statista conducted a nationally representative survey of U.S. residents to rank the 250 American companies that are not only commercially successful, but have played a vital role in shaping culture and society.
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Ford Motor Company, which tops the list, has long aligned its brand with the American identity. Known for making cars accessible to the masses by bringing down production costs through the assembly line and distributing it across the U.S. via a locally-based dealer-franchise system, Ford transformed the manufacturing process and also transportation for the average American, reshaping the development of cities and suburbs. Now, it’s being put in a position to redefine the future of mobility in the country, as it experiments with self-driving cars, and works to bring down prices on its electric vehicles. “Just as my great-grandfather put the world on wheels to give people the freedom of movement, our approach to the modern era is rooted in that same spirit. Innovation is not just about building batteries or technology for its own sake; it is about making people’s lives better,” says Bill Ford, Ford’s Executive Chair. “We are leveraging our position as the largest hourly auto employer in the U.S. to ensure that the future of transportation is built by American workers for everyday American families.”
Full article and list at: https://time.com/7339929/americas-most-iconic-companies/
January 8, 2025
In 2026, America celebrates its 250th birthday. Within those years, the country has built a legacy as an incubator of globally relevant companies and brands, and an economic powerhouse. To paint a picture of that business legacy, TIME and Statista conducted a nationally representative survey of U.S. residents to rank the 250 American companies that are not only commercially successful, but have played a vital role in shaping culture and society.
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Ford Motor Company, which tops the list, has long aligned its brand with the American identity. Known for making cars accessible to the masses by bringing down production costs through the assembly line and distributing it across the U.S. via a locally-based dealer-franchise system, Ford transformed the manufacturing process and also transportation for the average American, reshaping the development of cities and suburbs. Now, it’s being put in a position to redefine the future of mobility in the country, as it experiments with self-driving cars, and works to bring down prices on its electric vehicles. “Just as my great-grandfather put the world on wheels to give people the freedom of movement, our approach to the modern era is rooted in that same spirit. Innovation is not just about building batteries or technology for its own sake; it is about making people’s lives better,” says Bill Ford, Ford’s Executive Chair. “We are leveraging our position as the largest hourly auto employer in the U.S. to ensure that the future of transportation is built by American workers for everyday American families.”
Full article and list at: https://time.com/7339929/americas-most-iconic-companies/
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I guess GM is virtually nonexistent outside of Chevrolet & Cadillac and Jeep/Chrysler didn't grease the right wheel at press time.