The Invention Of The Automobile Industry

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the automobile was considered an expensive, custom made, consumer product that only the wealthy could afford to dazzle themselves with. In fact, in 1895 there was a report of only 300 cars in the United States, but that number grew dramatically in the years to come to nearly 1.7 million by 1914 (Car History, n.d.). This increase was due in part by two major shifts in the American society; the new consumer economy and the ideas that every family in America should be able to afford an automobile. Henry Ford was a large contributor to this massive increase in the United States and would make changes to the automobile industry that

The automobile began as a rich man’s toy, and in today’s society almost every single person owns one of these miraculous inventions. After the automobile became more popular, society has evolved around it, creating highways and fast food chains. The automobile has revised from a bare invention, such as the horseless carriage, to now technologically advanced motor vehicles with bluetooth and wireless internet. Since the beginning age of the automobile in 1885, the invention has advanced, prospered, and changed society throughout the world.

The concept of the automobile was first started in England during Industrial Revolution in the Eighteenth Century. The automobiles were powered by steam engine. Later on, inventors like Henry Ford began thinking further ahead about gasoline engine to produce powerful cars because steam engine cars were not enjoyable because it takes almost ten to twenty minutes to heat up the engine before driving. On June 16, 1903 Henry Ford started the ford motor company (Wikipedia). Almost 500,000 workers were employed in the automobile industry (Nick). Following this many Americans found job opportunities to make their life better in other hand they help the economy and expedite the growth of the country. Soon Ford motor company produced automobiles that were affordable like the Model-T. ”By 1927 the Ford Motor Company had sold over 15.5 million Model Ts in the United States.” (My Life and Work 560). “Nearly half of all American families owned a car in 1929” (561). According to this cars become big part of American's life. Families can go visit family or friend living farther away. Workers drive their automobile to workplace and arrive on time. Overall automotives boost up the productivity and efficiency which led American people to live cozy life, besides give them more time to entertain and refresh

The first automobile was made useful in France and Germany in the late 1800’s. America’s industry of automobile started in the early 1990’s. Henry ford had a big production that was used everywhere and made America’s production well known in the world. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/11430673/Environmental_Challenges_Facing_the_American_Auto_Industry

The automobiles made a huge impact in United States history. The first car was the electric car and was one of the most popular cars but didn’t have a battery that lasted or could go fast. Then the steam-powered car was built and lasted into the 1920s, but the price was high and there was a risk of the engine exploding, so the car wasn’t very popular. The gas-powered cars became very popular in the 1920s and Ford sold over a million automobiles.

It is hard to credit one single person for the invention of the automobile. There was over 100,000 people who created different versions of the automobile. The person who takes credit for the first is Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, a French military engineer who built the steam-powered tricycle for hauling artillery in 1769. Tricycle means it only had three wheels. The single front wheel performed both wheel functions and steering. It could drive at a speed of 2.25 miles per hour with four passengers within 15 minutes. Henry Ford is also given credit for the first automobile. Henry Ford invented the Model T the Model T changed the way people lived, worked, and traveled the way that Ford made this was through an assembly line. Also the assembly line made the Model T affordable to the majority of America. This way that the average working man could afford the car and not just a wealthy man. There was more the 15 Million Model Ts built in Michigan. The Model T was built from 1908 until 1927. This was made so that it is a affordable transportation for the common man. This became very popular for the very low price, durability, versatility, and easy to maintenance. The use of the assembly line saved the cost from in 1908 of $850 all the was to $300 in 1925. Even before it lost popularity to larger, or more powerful, and more comfortable cars, it was known as “Tin Lizzy” and “flivver.” These had became American folkloric symbol, Ford's goal was to democratize the automobile. The Model T was offered in several different body styles. One of the cars was a two seater runabout car. Another car was a five seater car. The last one was a seven seat town car. All of these bodies were put onto a 100 inch wheelbase chassis. It was usually available to have a color of your choice but from 1913 through 1925 the only color they had manufactured was black. The fuel tank also held ten gallons. If the Model T was driven fast it would be less comfortable because of it rattling. People don't usually get in a car and think wow i wonder how this car was made. They will just go throughout the motion that they always do and think nothing about it. The only time you ever take a look and think about how it was made is when something bad happens.

Karl Benz invented the first automobile in 1866; it has changed the world in how we commute every day. From riding in carriages to now cutting our time travel whether it is riding a bus or our on car. It has become more of a necessity in today's world to have a car because its something that we choose to have in our daily life that it is a choice that is high on the priority list to own. As to wealthier people the type of car you drive puts in a different class. Where some get the choice of car that they want others have a certain budget on what to look for. The way an automobile symbolizes today, changed in society, and how a car has become a collection.

In 1920s, the basic foundation of American civilization transformed into a new society. It was famously known as “The Jazz Age,” or “The roaring Twenties.” the booming economy, most of the Americans income rose, which resulted in higher standard of living, along with the escalation of consumer expenditure. The automobile industry was the backbone of 1920s economy, Henry Ford implication of mass production, and standardization boost the industry, making all the car basically similar with mass production. This innovation made cars more affordable for most of the Americans, in fact, "Annual automobile production tripled during the 1920s, from 1.2 to 4.8 million"(GML, 820). Growth of automobile industry engendered magnification of " steel, rubber, and oil production, road construction, and other sectors of the economy. It promoted tourism and the growth of suburbs and helped reduced rural isolation"(GML,820).

After the end of World War I, the United stated had experienced many changes in their society. The return of the military troops influenced the behavior of the population, these changes were greatly influenced by Europe. The roaring 20s was a decade of great development, the women’s movement had reached some major breakthroughs, allowing them to be free in many social aspects. The automobile industry had also grown significantly, having numeral implications, for one there were more people working in the factories and being productive; also acquiring a car was more accessible to a larger part of the population, thus encouraging the mobilization of them, the society was traveling to the big cities were they were exposed and influenced by publicity.

In October of 1908, Henry Ford, owner of the revolutionary Ford Motor Company, had released to the public the Model T, an automobile powered by a gasoline engine, namely called a “horseless carriage” since it was a similar form of transportation. Although early blueprints of automobiles were in Germany and France at the time, it wasn't them who took over the automobile industry, it was the Americans. Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler were the “big three” who dominated the car market. Their mass production of cars for the public exploded with popularity, especially Henry Ford’s company, and the Model T, almost every aspect of it was a draw to people. One of the model T’s biggest things going for it was its cheap price, back

The industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s manufacturing was often done people’s home using hand tools or basic machines to make progress in their equipment that they were making. The industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production and big projects for the contractors. My industrial revolution that I chose is the first ever race car built by the Mclaren Automotive company and it was called the the first McLaren F1 car the M2B and it debuted in the Monaco Grand Prix. Mclaren won their race in the car that they built which was the M2B. Bruce Mclaren was the person who founded the well known automotive company called Mclaren. The Mclaren F1 race car was invented in a factory in Colnbrook

Since the development of the steam engine people had been interested in creating self-powered vehicles, this manifested during the industrial revolution as the train. However, as time went on people became interested in creating a vehicle that wasn’t confined to tracks. The earliest attempts were moderately successful but served little practical purpose. Automobiles first began to truly spread with the invention of the electric motor which created cheaper, more powerful, and safer automobiles. Still the automobile still had numerous problems and were mainly in the hands of the rich. It was the development of the internal combustion engine and the assembly line that was truly able to create a practical vehicle that could be used by all and

In the beginning, man’s only form of transportation was his own feet. Later, to comfort his journey on foot, was the invention of footwear. Through envy of the speed of other animals he would learn to tame these animals. People who live in the desert ride atop camels. The people who live in the frigid climates travel by dogs. Some people from places like India ride elephants. But the must widely used form of transportation by animal power was by horse. Man would soon develop boats and ships to travel long distances over water and time would flow like the rivers and hundreds of years later, in the late 1700s steam power became the new craze. Steam power got the wheels turning amongst many inventors who

© 2004 Department of Statistics Malaysia The Development of the Automobile Industry and the Road Ahead Mohd. Uzir Mahidin and R. Kanageswary Abstract This paper discusses the development of the automobile industry in Malaysia in terms of production and sales of motor vehicles. The Malaysian Automotive Policy has been the key impetus for the development of automobile industry leading to the dominance of the national car in the ASEAN motor vehicle market since 1998.

NTF India is a manufacturer of engineering and composite plastic parts primarily for the automobile industry. It operates two plants in Manesar, Haryana and Neemrana, Rajasthan. Both the plants are certified to ISO9001:2008 and produce around 100 products which are used for interiors and exteriors of automobiles, commercial vehicles, locomotives and heavy industrial automobiles. For the automobiles and Commercial vehicles include automobile bumpers, mud flaps, side skirts, door trims. Locomotives and heavy industrial vehicles include the inner housing units, comprising of all the panels, dashboards, toilets.