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Nostalgia Trap - Ep 382: The History of America in Six Cars, Part One - Henry Ford, Nazis, and the Model T

Nostalgia Trap

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The Evolution and Demise of the Model T Car and the Rise of Planned Obsolescence

This chapter explores how resistance to change by Henry Ford led to the rise of General Motors and Chevrolet as competitors, their strategy of planned obsolescence, and the discontinuation of the Model T due to changing consumer preferences.

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