Detroit: History of the automotive industry and the city population
The car history dates back to the late 18th century Nicolas Joseph Cugnot, a French engineer is credited with inventing the first self-propelled car.
vehicle Cugnot used the power of steam locomotion for the vehicle found a military application in the French army Cugnot automobile was never sold commercially.
In the automotive industry began dominated by steam vehicles Vehicles were expensive and difficult to maintain the incidence of frequent boiler explosions also kept potential buyers away commercial auto history began with the invention of the combustion engine internal powered gasoline German inventor Karl Benz built its first gasoline vehicle in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany commercial production of Benz cars began in 1888 Levassor from France was the first company to build and exclusively sale of motor cars from 1889.
In the early 1900s saw many automobile manufacturing companies to come into existence in several European countries and the US The first mass production automobile in the United States was curved dash Oldsmobile He was a three-horsepower machine and sold 5,000 units in 1904 the economy of the US car market was disrupted by the arrival of Henry Ford and his model T car the model T was the first Mass of the world produces one million vehicle units were sold by 1920- a gap of 10 years.
Car mass production has resulted in cheaper cars The most affordable cars to ordinary Americans and Europeans The British automotive history has been revolutionized by assembly line production methods used by the two manufacturers separate cars - William Morris and Herbert Austin Seven was the world's first compact car vehicles manufactured Morris had engine mounted in the front.
The 1960s saw the rapid development of automotive manufacturing technology A milestone in the history of the automobile was produced by the invention of efficient fuel injection processes, independent suspension and turbo Pontiac Trans Am was the best car sales 1969-1980 Computer Aided design CAD was developed for vehicle design 1980 Ford Taurus was the first vehicle to be built in CAD.
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