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self propelled road vehicle
The very first self propelled road vehicle was an military tractor invinted by french engineer and mechanic Nicholas Joseph Cugnot. -
Robert Anderson
mr.Anderson built the first electric carriage. -
Amedee Bollee
built an improved 12-passenger steam car in -
Karl Friedrich Benz
Built the first gasilone powered automible -
Commercial Vehicle
Automotive production on a commercial scale started in France in 1890 -
Gasoline
Bicycle mechanics J. Frank and Charles E. Duryea,had designed the first successful American gasoline automobile in 1893 -
Car Race
J. Frank and Charles E. Duryea, won the first American automobile race in 1895 -
Car Sales
Thirty American manufacturers produced 2,500 motor vehicles in 1899, -
Mercedes
designed by Wilhelm Maybach for Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, the mercedes was the first modern car that had all essientials. -
Ransom E. Olds
The first automobile to be produced in quantity was the 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile.Built by Ransom E. Olds. -
General Motors
In 1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T and William C. Durant founded General Motors. -
Steam mobile
The steam-driven automobile lasted into 1920's. However, the price on steam powered engines, either to build or maintain was incomparable to the gas powered engines. Not only was the price a problem, but the risk of a boiler explosion also kept the steam engine from becoming popular -
Car Sales
Henry Ford produced the Model T to be an economical car for the average American. By 1920 Ford sold over a million cars. -
Cars for everyone
The automobile industry entered the mainstream in the 1920s. Finally, the average family could consider owning a car -
Japan cars on top
the car industry had become a shared global enterprise with the rise of Japan as the leading automaker by 1980.
