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- 21: Great Depression
- ... one car for every six Americans. The first industries to prosper were those that made materials for cars. The booming steel industry sold roughly 15% of its products to the automobile industry7. The nickel, lead, and other metal industries capitalized similarly. The new closed cars of the 1920's benefited the glass, leather, and textile industries greatly. And manufacturers of the rubber tires that these cars used grew even faster than the automobile industry itself, for each car would probably need more than one set of tires over the course of its life. The fuel industry also profited and expanded. Companies such as ... Washington D.C.), the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors8. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of cars, there was a big demand for paved roads. During the 1920's Americans spent more than a $1 billion each year on the ...
- 22: Main Causes Of The Great Depre
- ... one car for every six Americans22. The first industries to prosper were those that made materials for cars. The booming steel industry sold roughly 15% of its products to the automobile industry23. The nickel, lead, and other metal industries capitalized similarly. The new closed cars of the 1920's benefited the glass, leather, and textile industries greatly. And manufacturers of the rubber tires that these cars used grew even faster than the automobile industry itself, for each car would probably need more than one set of tires over the course of its life. The fuel industry also profited and expanded. Companies such as ... Washington D.C.), the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors25. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of cars, there was a big demand for paved roads. During the 1920's Americans spent more than a $1 billion each year on the ...
- 23: Causes of the Great Depression
- ... every six Americans(end note 22). The first industries to prosper were those that made materials for cars. The booming steel industry sold roughly 15% of its products to the automobile industry(end note 23). The nickel, lead, and other metal industries capitalized similarly. The new closed cars of the 1920's benefited the glass, leather, and textile industries greatly. And manufacturers of the rubber tires that these cars used grew even faster than the automobile industry itself, for each car would probably need more than one set of tires over the course of its life. The fuel industry also profited and expanded. Companies such as ... the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors(end note 25). Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of cars, there was a big demand for paved roads. During the 1920's Americans spent more than a $1 billion each year on the ...
- 24: Causes of The Great Depression
- ... every six Americans(end note 22). The first industries to prosper were those that made materials for cars. The booming steel industry sold roughly 15% of its products to the automobile industry(end note 23). The nickel, lead, and other metal industries capitalized similarly. The new closed cars of the 1920's benefited the glass, leather, and textile industries greatly. And manufacturers of the rubber tires that these cars used grew even faster than the automobile industry itself, for each car would probably need more than one set of tires over the course of its life. The fuel industry also profited and expanded. Companies such as ... the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors(end note 25). Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of cars, there was a big demand for paved roads. During the 1920's Americans spent more than a $1 billion each year on the ...
- 25: The History of General Motors
- ... s largest industrial corporation. 1899 - 1907: LITTLE BUICK BECOMES A BIG SUCCESS In 1899, Scottish-born David Buick turned from plumbing to making engines and went into business as an automobile manufacturer. By 1903, though, his Buick Motor Company was in financial trouble. In an effort to locate new investors, he dispatched Buick engineer Walter Marr to the little town of ... people buy new vehicles. The question was no longer whether motor cars would catch on but what kinds of cars people would buy. The same year, GM acquired dozens of automobile and supplier companies now lost in the past. However, most of GM's many acquisitions had successful lives within the company, and 1919 saw some that turned out to be ... operation it had been forced to abandon in 1940, and it finally caught up with a postwar surge in demand after 1945-46 strikes that blunted production. THE 1950S: AN AUTOMOBILE EXTRAVAGANZA Cadillac produced its millionth car in 1949; just three years later, by its 50th birthday, it had doubled that total. The 1955 Chevy--designed by GM's chief ...
- 26: Automation
- ... few short years, Ford and others would shape consumer products out of the new technologies that would set in motion an awesome economic transformation. Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile. Nor did he invent mass production or the assembly line. Ford is famous because he took these existing concepts and incorporated them into a n efficient, large-scale system of manufacturing inexpensive, reliable cars. "I'm going to democratize the automobile." Ford said, "and when I'm through, everybody will have one." (Chase, 1997, 47) Cars have made a big difference in the way communities have been designed. Street layout, the ... with the changing values of society and to develop the technology to do so. Biography of Henry Ford Henry Ford was one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs in creating the automobile assembly line, it was his controversial characteristics and unorthodox approach towards administrating the Ford Motor Company which resulted in the conglomeration of one of the most successful corporations in ...
- 27: Ideas Of Automobiles
- Ideas of Automobiles The first true components of an automobile may have come from Otto Von Guericke, a 17th century German physicist. Guericke was noted as the first person to make metal pistons, cylinders, and connecting rods, the most basic components in a reciprocating engine. But the first automobile was believed to be the 1769 Cugnot steamer, a three-wheeled tractor. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot invented the Cugnot steamer. The steamer was noted to have ran for 20 minutes at ... enough to expand their business. Henry Ford changed that when he introduced the assembly line. This both increased production speed and decreased cost. This idea of mass production revolutionized the automobile industry. Soon all of the top auto producers would have an assembly line of their own. The lower costs and faster delivery meant a lower price, and the average ...
- 28: A Biography of Henry Ford
- A Biography of Henry Ford Henry Ford was an American industrialist, best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. From humble beginnings he was able to create a company that would rank as one of the giants of American and World industry long after his death. There is ... Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford's legacy, has left its mark on every continent in the world. However, Ford didn't gain his success solely on his innovation in the automobile industry. He was a friend to the middle class public as well as the workers in his factories. For this he was rewarded with financial success by the same people ... later chief engineer, with the Edison Illuminating Company. In 1893, after experimenting for several years in his leisure hours, he completed the construction of his first gasoline engine. His first automobile was completed in 1896. The body was a small crude wooden box, it had a single seat, a steering tiller, bicycle wheels, and an electric bell on the front. ...
- 29: Traffic Control: The Need For Change
- ... route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas was recently proposed for the MAGLEV train (60). This route would take approximately 70 minutes to cover, as opposed to five hours by automobile (60). In addition to rail transportation, buses represent not necessarily a new transportation method, but certainly one that can be taken advantage of and utilized to its fullest potential. One ... Transit Association ranked Houston as the city with the safest bus system in the entire United States (57). Carpooling, commonly called ridesharing, provides another alternative to the use of the automobile. Many cities and businesses have made ridesharing a more desirable form of transportation over the past few years. The 3M Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota furnishes an impressive example of successful ... restricted by small radio transmitters placed in the carpooling vehicles (387-404). When any vehicle enters a HOV lane, a transmitter above the lane scans for a receiver in the automobile (387-404). If the system detects one, the vehicle is allowed to enter the lane (387-404). If not, it alerts a nearby highway patrol officer to pull over ...
- 30: Marketing Of An Innovative Ide
- ... continuing number of auto-part stores that are opened every year. New stores, new chains, the competition is fierce. One reason for this is that the cost of taking your automobile in to the shop, to change something as simple as a $10 gasket, can be very expensive. It could end up costing you a couple of hundred dollars do to ... designed piston would have a flat base foot at the end of it and would be able to lift the necessary weight. The units would be designed to fit different automobile makes and models. It would be easy to install. It would consist of a few nuts and bolts and wiring to tap into the battery system. The units would contract ... The product would be very affordable and easy to install yourself. Marketing to the end user would not be the only possibility. A larger market that could be reached is automobile manufactures. The product would be easy for these manufactures to install, add only a slight increase to total cost, and be a great additional selling feature for the vehicle. ...
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