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first car
Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Car. -
The first pickup
In 1896, Gottlieb Daimler invented the first pickup that he marketed as a horseless wagon with 4 horsepower, 2-cylinder engine -
Ford
Ford Motor company opens -
Chevrolet
Chevrolet was founded in November 1911 -
Windshield wipers
the first windshield wipers were put on a car in 1916 -
Automatic Transmission
General Motors developed the first automatic transmission using hydraulic fluid in the 1930s -
First diesel engine in a car
The Mercedes-Benz 260 D of 1936 was the first passenger car with a diesel engine -
Powersteering
The first power-steering system fitted to a production car was in the 1951 Chrysler Imperial
