They also had to be better than all the other competitors. There are hundreds of manufacturers from the early days that no longer exist: https://en.wikipedia.

They also had to be better than all the other competitors. There are hundreds of manufacturers from the early days that no longer exist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_automobile_manufacturers_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_automobile_man...