AUTOMOBILES

An automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.

The word AUTOMOBILE comes, via the French automobile, from the Ancient Greek word (autos, “self”) and the Latin mobilis (“movable”); meaning a vehicle that moves itself, rather than being pulled or pushed by a separate animal or another vehicle. The alternative name car is believed to originate from the Latin word carries or carrum (“wheeled vehicle”)

The first modern automobile was designed by KARL BENZ In His major company “Benz&Cie” was founded in A photograph of the original Benz Patent Motorwagen, first built in 1885 and awarded the patent for the concept. In 1879 Benz was granted a patent for his first engine, which had been designed in 1878

In the automotive industry, its success was dominating, and quickly spread worldwide. It is Ford Model T, 1927, regarded as the first affordable American automobile. Henry Ford is the most famous automobile designer of the USA. Fords cars came off the line in fifteen minute intervals, much faster than previous methods.

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world’s motor vehicles. In 2009, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.