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The History of Automobiles

The long and winding road must have been to electricity to gas powered engines and
an uphill climb in the days before the introduction of the first automatic
automobiles. Leonardo da Vinci played transmission, advancements to the actual
with the concept of transport vehicles in performance of the car weren't nearly as
the 15th century, but horse drawn dramatic. In fact, cars could only be
carriages and old, reliable walking driven in the summer time because
remained the most efficient means of antifreeze had yet to be developed. By
transportation. Thankfully, in the late contrast, the vast landscape of the
1700's, inventors concluded, there has to United States transformed the desire for
be a better way. For well over two automotive transportation into the need
hundred years and counting, the art of for automotive transportation.Automobiles
transportation has been evolving. With a made it possible for school systems to
multitude of patents, inventors, improve, health systems to improve, and
mechanics, and researchers to thank, the lifestyle standards to improve, simply by
modern day, fuel-injected, safety connecting the city to the rural areas
efficient automobile is light years away and the United States as a whole. The
from the heavy, perilous steam engine ability to transport building materials,
powered vehicle of the early days.There as well as people, helped build
isn't one clear cut inventor to single communities and expand cultures.By the
handedly credit with the invention of the 1900?s the United States had long
automobile, although there is a wealth of established a tradition of manufacturing
opinions on why certain inventors should success. For this reason it was logical
receive that credit. Contributions from that the production of cars in America
Scotland"s Robert Anderson, France's would result in larger volume at lower
Nicholas Cugnot, Germany's Karl Freidrich prices than in Europe. Of the 485,000
Benz, and Charles Duryea from the United automobiles produced in 1913, the United
States helped mold the first automobiles States produced 606,000 of them. As a
to provide genuine transportation.Once result, the market for domestic versus
the concept of automotive transportation import cars was clearly established.
had been realized, the next effort went Imported vehicles obviously cost more to
into ways to produce those vehicles. purchase, but also cost more to
These were the days long before manufacture. In 1912, the Model T sold
standardized parts, so mass tooling was for approximately $600, which was less
an issue. Individual parts needed to be than the average wage annually in the
of consistent size and material to make United States. The introduction of the
the production process more efficient. Mercedes Grosser undoubtedly defined the
Skilled labor was the next biggest distinction between luxury automobiles
challenge to enabling every home the and economy automobiles. This distinction
opportunity to own an automobile. Henry during the economically-trying war eras
Ford's vision to build "cars for the further developed the class system, which
great multitude" helped ignite a flood of to this day is still somewhat defined by
almost 500 automotive manufacturers into the type of vehicle a person owns. The
the U.S. market, while Mercedes and Mercedes focus shifted from merely
Oldsmobile helped fuel the fire providing transportation to providing
worldwide.Mass producing one of the transportation in the most luxurious way
world's most historical advancements was possible. Luxury or economy the United
no small task. The Mercedes folks needed States was declared "auto dependent" in
seventeen hundred workers to produce one the 1980's because almost every household
thousand cars per year. Henry Ford's owned one, if not two vehicles.The
introduction of the first assembly line evolution of the automobile industry is a
in 1913 revolutionized the business of truly fascinating one that has yet to
producing cars. Major advancements in reach its final chapter. Underneath the
machinery and technology made the process research programs focused on designing
of building cars open to the multitude of less environmentally harmful vehicles and
new automotive manufacturers; however, in the business programs focused on
1927, Ford was the winner with fifteen producing the least expensive vehicles
million units manufactured.Once the possible, the simple luxury of
automobile had been designed, transportation is almost lost. In the
established, and mass produced, the focus end, the opportunity to travel the long
shifted to how to make the most profit and winding road in comfort is truly a
from it. Besides the evolution from steam gift.




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