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Hyde, Charles K. Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II (2013) excerpt; Ingrassia, Paul, and Joseph B. White. Comeback: the fall and rise of the American automobile industry (1994) online; Jeal, M. "Mass confusion: The beginnings of the volume-production of motorcars." Automotive History Review 54 (2012): 34–47.
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. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...
During the 2010s, electric cars began to become available for the average consumer, and became increasingly popular in the 2020s. Some countries such as Norway and Iceland quickly replaced gasoline cars with EVs, and the charging networks in much of Europe, North America, and China rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
Following the 1973 oil crisis, however, smaller vehicles, often imported from Japan, became more popular with the American public as these vehicles featured better fuel economy ratings. In 1975, the US government passed minimum fuel economy standards. [19] From the late 1970s, American automobile manufacturers drastically downsized their
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 ...
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The end of World War I saw the rise in the economic power of the United States due to its active trade, growing industry, and support of the Allied nations in the war. Its supplying of agricultural and manufactured goods to the Allied nations greatly boosted its economy, while the economies of Germany, France, and Great Britain suffered from major decreases in export trade activity and from ...
Along with others, the 1950 Studebaker Champion introduced independent front suspension into its product line, [22] with Cadillac marketing its new "Knee-Action" suspension in 1953 model year automobiles. [23] Unibody construction did not come into popular use until the 1950s. [24]