thumb|right|upright|After signing the contract for technical assistance in building Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) Automobile Plant. Dearborn, Mich., May 31, 1929. Left to right, Valery I. Mezhlauk, Vice Chairman of VSNKh; Henry Ford; Saul G. Bron, President of Amtorg. In 1929, Ford made an agreement with the Soviets to provide technical aid over nine years in building the first Soviet automobile plant (GAZ) near Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) (an additional contract for construction of the plant was signed with The Austin Company on August 23, 1929). The contract involved the purchase of $30,000,000 worth of knocked-down Ford cars and trucks for assembly during the first four years of the plant's operation, after which the plant would gradually switch to Soviet-made components. Ford sent his engineers and technicians to the Soviet Union to help install the equipment and train the workforce, while over a hundred Soviet engineers and technicians were stationed at Ford's plants in Detroit and Dearborn "for the purpose of learning the methods and practice of manufacture and assembly in the Company's plants".Agreement Between the Ford Motor Company, the Supreme Council of National Economy, and the Amtorg Trading Corporation, May 31, 1929, Amtorg Records 1929–1930, Acc. 199, box 1a, Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan. Said Ford: "No matter where industry prospers, whether in India or China, or Russia, the more profit there will be for everyone, including us. All the world is bound to catch some good from it."The New York Times, May 5 and 7, 1929.
thumb|right|upright|after signing the contract for technical assistance in building nizhny novgorod (gorky) automobile plant dearborn mich may 31 1929 left to right valery i mezhlauk vice chairman of vsnkh; henry ford; saul g bron president of amtorg in 1929 ford made an agreement with the soviets to provide technical aid over nine years in building the first soviet automobile plant (gaz) near nizhny novgorod (gorky) (an additional contract for construction of the plant was signed with the austin company on august 23 1929) the contract involved the purchase of $30000000 worth of knocked-down ford cars and trucks for assembly during the first four years of the plant's operation after which the plant would gradually switch to soviet-made components ford sent his engineers and technicians to the soviet union to help install the equipment and train the workforce while over a hundred soviet engineers and technicians were stationed at ford's plants in detroit and dearborn "for the purpose of learning the methods and practice of manufacture and assembly in the company's plants"agreement between the ford motor company the supreme council of national economy and the amtorg trading corporation may 31 1929 amtorg records 1929–1930 acc 199 box 1a benson ford research center the henry ford dearborn michigan said ford "no matter where industry prospers whether in india or china or russia the more profit there will be for everyone including us all the world is bound to catch some good from it"the new york times may 5 and 7 1929