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Minchin, Timothy J. America's Other Automakers: A History of the Foreign-Owned Automotive Sector in the United States (University of Georgia Press, 2021) Rae, John B. The American automobile industry (1984), short scholarly survey online; Rae, John B. The road and the car in American life (1971) online; Rao, Hayagreeva.
A A Automobile Company (1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold, Red John, model Abbott-Detroit (1909–1918) Moved to Cleveland and renamed to 'Abbott' in 1917. Abeln-Zehr (1911–1912) Renamed to 'Zehr' after departure of S. Abeln in 1912. AC Propulsion (1997–2003) tzero model Apex Motor Car Company (1920–1922) Ace model Acme Motor Car Company (1903–1911) Adams Company (1905–1912) 'Adams-Farwell ...
Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. Cadillac: Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. Chevrolet: Founded in 1911 and acquired by General Motors in 1918. GMC
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed.
Automobile experimentation and design in the US started a few years after Carl Benz patented and produced his original gasoline-powered motor car in 1886, and a handful of companies were producing them in the US by the turn of the century. The table below shows the annual unit volumes for the top US producers in each year from 1899 to 2000.
The following is a list of passenger automobiles assembled in the United States.Note that this refers to final assembly only, and that in many cases the majority of added value work is performed in other regions through manufacture of component parts from raw materials.
By 1960, one-sixth of working Americans were employed directly or indirectly by the industry, but automation and imports eroded the need for such a large workforce within a couple of decades. The 1950s were the pinnacle of American automotive manufacturing and helped shape the United States into an economic superpower. [3]
Tailfins gave a Space Age look to cars, and along with extensive use of chrome became commonplace by the end of the decade. 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing ...