American Auto Industry By bcarpenter@colonialsd.org Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Dec 31, 1895 Americans begin building vehicles with gas-powered motors. Jan 1, 1896 Ford makes his first car: the Quadricycle Jan 1, 1908 Ford introduces the Model T Jan 1, 1913 Ford installs the moving assembly line which could produce a car in 93 minutes. Jan 1, 1927 Model T stops production; 15 million had already been sold in the U.S.