Crazy Cars: A Brief History of Automobile Innovation

Enjoy this brief history of automobile innovations -- and transportation types that are nearly automobiles.

March 25, 2016

Every year the automotive industry rolls out their latest and greatest vehicles and concept cars at auto shows around the globe in a bid to capture consumers' interest.

Automotive innovation is a wondrous thing. Car companies, inventors and others have been demonstrating big thinking for years, and we have the evidence to prove it.

Enjoy this brief history of automobile innovations -- and transportation types that are nearly automobiles.

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About the Author

Jill Jusko

Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for Acquire Wealth Easily. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates Acquire Wealth Easily’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.

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