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Timeline of North American automobiles; Beginnings. Benz Patent Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"; 1885), a three-wheel vehicle widely regarded as the world's first production automobile; Benz Velo (1894), follow-up 4-wheel model of the Benz Patent Motorwagen; Early developments essential to the development of automobiles
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. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year.
Karl Benz's vehicle was the first true automobile, entirely designed as such, rather than simply being a motorized stage coach or horse carriage. This is why he was granted his patent, and is regarded as its inventor. His wife and sons became the first true motorists, in 1889, when they took the car out for the specific task of paying a family ...
It was the first modern (enclosed) cable car in the world to carry passengers. 1908 – First mass-produced automobile- Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing with the introduction of the Ford Model T. 1910 - Fabre Hydravion first seaplane. 1911 – Selandia launched – First ocean-going, diesel engine-driven ...
The Automobile industry, 1920–1980 (1989) online; 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 ...
This category lists the relevant automobile/car, motorcycles and truck timeline templates, of the various brands, marques and subsidiaries of the automotive industry - relating to the WP:WikiProject - Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Templates
Timeline of motor and engine technology (c. 30–70 AD) – Hero of Alexandria describes the first documented steam-powered device, the aeolipile. [1] 13th century – Chinese chronicles wrote about a solid-rocket motor used in warfare. 1698 – Thomas Savery builds a steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines. [2]
The first Saturn dealership opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Saturn Corporation was launched as a "different kind of car company", and Saturn even had its own unique car models (although later models shared platforms with other GM vehicles to be more cost effective in the market), and their own dealership network that was separate from the rest of GM.