Automotive Manufacturing – Then and Now

When I was an automotive instructor I liked taking the time to discuss with my students how automotive manufacturing has evolved over the last 100+  years. Let’s look at the assembly line in 1913 and now in 2013. Ford Motor Company’s Moving Assembly Line Henry Ford is often credited with

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Ford Model T, Volkswagen Beetle, and the Tata Nano?

Today was the launch of the Tata Nano – a 2 cylinder (0.6 liter engine, that’s 38 cubic inches) car with a mere length of 3.1 meters (about 10 feet). Will this car impact society like the Ford Model T and Volkswagen Beetle? Between 1908 and 1927 over 15 million

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