Ford do Brasil, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company, was established on April 24, 1919, with an initial investment of $25,000, later increased to $30,000 at the suggestion of Henry Ford. The company began operations in São Paulo, where it inaugurated an assembly line in 1921. Although the Model T became the most popular automobile in Brazil, local vehicle production did not commence until 1957, when Ford invested $24 million to start…