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Cars were made affordable and accessible to classes other than just the rich.
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Charles Kettering invented the electric starter small enough to fit under the hood of a car and powerful enough to start the engine. Before the electric starter cars had to be hand cranked in order to get started.
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Henry Ford invented the concept of workers being assigned to specific job when constructing the Model T car. The assembly line was highly effective, increased profits, and sold at an affordable price.
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The Duesenberg the first car with four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Drivers no longer had to depend on the pressure of their foot to brake.
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Karl Pabst designed the first Jeep made for the Allied armed forces in World War II
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The start of reducing harmful emissions into through crankcase ventilation. People realized bad emissions were going into the air from cars and started an effort to reduce the pollution.
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Introduction of airbags become standard in cars on the driver and passenger side. This becomes crucial in saving lives in car accidents.
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Due to the price of gas going up there became a demand for fuel-efficient cars. Increases of small car sales boosted the Japanese automobile industry.
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“The Japanese popularize “just in time” delivery of auto parts to factory floors, thus reducing warehousing costs.” (Greatest Achievements)
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ABS is a computerized sensing of wheel movement to prevent locking up in case of emergency braking.
