Henry Ford family sole ownership of the company. By the mid-1920s, sales of the Model T began to decline due to rising competition. Other auto makers offered payment plans through which consumers could buy their cars, which usually included more modern mechanical features and styling not available with the Model T. Despite urgings from Edsel, Henry refused to incorporate new features into the Model T or to form a customer credit plan. By 1926, flagging sales of the Model T finally convinced Ford to make a new model. He pursued the project with a great deal of technical expertise in design of
Tesla Model S built in San Jose, California was also announced. In May 2010 Tesla announced it would produce the Model S at the former NUMMI assembly plant in Fremont, California, now known as the Tesla Factory. This third plan was implemented. The Tesla Model S was the 2013 World Green Car of the Year, 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year, "Automobile" magazine's 2013 Car of the Year, "Time Magazine"'s Best 25 Inventions of the Year 2012, and "Consumer Reports"' top-scoring car in road testing. In 2015, "Car and Driver" named the Model S the Car of the Century. After not recommending