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1868 Hills Fleetwood Car
In the year 1868, James F. Hill from Pennsylvania built a horseless steam-powered carriage. -
1892 Duryea Automobile
Charles Edgar Duryea and James Frank Duryea constructed a gasoline-powered automobile and drove it around the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Quadricycle
Henry Ford finshed his first car, Quadricycle, in the tiny workshop behind his home. -
Percentage
United States produced 2,500 automobiles.
40% were steam powered
38% were electric
22% were gasoline powered -
Long-Distance Car Tour
Horatio Jackson traveled across the USA in 65 days with the Winton car, Vermont. -
Ranking
United States produced 11,200 cars with the help of Ford producing 1,700 of the 11,200. During that time, United States was second to France and people still relied on a horse or a horeseless buggy. -
Production
United States produced 1.5 million cars while there were 3.4 million cars in the United States. -
First Radio
Springfield was the first car produced to have a radio. -
Volkswagen
First Volkswagen sold in the United States. -
World Production
United States: 8 million cars (75%)
Britain: 784,000 cars
Japan: 32,000 cars Whole World: 10.5 million cars -
Volkswagen Type 1
Volkswagen Type 1 nicknamed the "Beetle". -
"Beetle"
In the United States, more than 15 million Beetles were sold. -
Honda Accord
In spring, Honda introduces the Accord to the United States. -
World Production 2
United States: 11.2 million cars (23%)
Japan: 12.7 million cars (26%) Whole World: 48.3 million cars -
Manufacturing
United States: 6.3 million cars
Japan: 7.6 million cars Whole World: 36 million cars -
China
For the first time, more new cars were sold in China than in the United States and became the world's largest car market.
