The History of Cars

By Rlk
  • When the first car was created/who invented it

    When the first car was created/who invented it
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    A German inventor named Karl Benz created the first car using a gasoline powered internal combustion engine like the cars we use now today. The automobile became one of the most important inventions in the 1920s and is still currently being used today.
  • The first successful American car

    J. Frank and Charles Duryea who are from Springland, MA, designs the first successful American automobile.
  • The first American car race

    J. Frank and Charles Duryea wins the first American car race.
  • The first American car sale

    J. Frank and Charles Duryea sells the first American-made gasoline car
  • Manufacturers

    30 American manufactures produce 2,500 motor vehicles
  • A Modern Car Company

    Wilhelm Maybach designs the Mercedes. It has a 35 horsepower engine weighed 14 pounds per horsepower. It also has achieved a top speed of 53 MPH.
  • The First Car Company

    Henry Ford creates the first car company.
  • A New Release

    Ransom E. Olds creates a car called the Oldsmobile which sells for $650
  • Model N

    Ford Model N comes out and sells for $600. Ford also improves production equipment
  • Car Deliveries

    Ford is able to make 100 car deliveries a day.
  • The Ford

    Henry Ford introduces the model T. The model T sells for $825.
  • Motors

    William Durant introduces General Motors.
  • Ford's Plant

    a plant called New Highland Park opens in Michigan by Ford
  • The Model T runabout

    The model T runabout sells for less than the average annual wage in the US ($575).
  • Car Production

    The United States produces 485,000 vehicles out of 606,124 motor vehicles in the world
  • Assembly Line

    Assembly Line
    Ford introduces the assembly line. Image found at https://www.thoughtco.com/henry-ford-and-the-assembly-line-1779201
  • Automakers

    Japan becomes the leading automaker