Good morning guys today I will be writing about how automobile engineering has started and how its development took place over years and years. In early times the main transport system was bull-kart and horses powered buggies which remain an essential part of transportation till 1769. This was the year where first mechanical fueled powered car was introduced by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot a French inventor who built a steam powered trike for the French Army but that time France was suffering from water scarcity so his invention did not last much long and only two models were built. Next invention was made by another French inventor Gustave Trouvé where he powered the automobile with the electricity. Then comes the invention which led us to automobile which we see today that is "Internal Combustion (IC) Engine". In 1879 Karl Benz was granted patent for the first IC engine powered Car which he sold only 25 in number. Then many other invention went on and many changes were achieved but it was on small scale. The first mass production of automobile car being with Ransom Old's founder of Oldsmobile in 1897 followed by Henry Ford where they started mass production and set many manufacturing and safety standard which were followed by many other industries in US. From 1920 production was achieved to satisfy market needs and design of vehicle was being made according to market. Many companies started in this field including Volkswagen, Premier, Chevrolet etc but due to great depression in 1930 and 1940 only 17 companies were left. Then after many revolutionary ideas took place and Japanese companies like Toyota, Honda, Suzuki entered the market and many safety standards were laid for the passenger car and development took place to what we see today. The design have been improved to make cars more aesthetic and aerodynamic comfort has been improved by introduction of suspension systems around 1940 and much more. With newer and newer technologies the cars had been made to perform better and loose weight without losing strength. Thank you reader for going through this blog. If you have any complaint or suggestion regarding my blog please let me know through comment box. Plus you could follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Quora or stay connected through my website http://vehicledynamics.weebly.com or http://vehiledynamics.quora.com | First steam powered vehicle Benz patent Motorwagen Toyota Plant in 1950's Modern Car Assembly line |
A brief History of car devolopments