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In the context of the auto industry, it absolutely is. Peugeot - 1889 Daimler - 1890 Fiat - 1899 Renault - 1899 Buick - 1903 Ford - 1903 Rolls-Ro
by tomnipotent 8y ago
In the context of the auto industry, it absolutely is.
Peugeot - 1889
Daimler - 1890
Fiat - 1899
Renault - 1899
Buick - 1903
Ford - 1903
Rolls-Royce - 1904
General Motors - 1908
Alfa Romeo - 1910
Dodge - 1910
Chevrolet - 1911
Aston Martin - 1913
Maserati - 1914
Mitsubishi - 1917
Bentley - 1919
Citroen - 1919
Chrysler - 1925
Mercedes-Benz - 1926 (1883 if you include Benz & Cie.)
Nissan - 1934
Jaguar - 1935
Toyota - 1937
Jeep - 1941
Ferrari - 1947
Honda - 1948
Land Rover - 1948
Lotus - 1952
Suzuki - 1956
Subaru - 1958
Mini - 1959
Mazda - 1960
Tesla - 2003
- hef19898 8y agoAnd this is explaining why Tesla ignored more than century worth of automotive mass production knowledge again? Because they are a start-up?
- golfer 8y agoRegardless of our disagreements on Tesla -- this is a great list and really interesting to see all these OEMs, in order. Thanks for this good stuff. Upvoted. I didn't know Peugeot was the oldest of the gang!
- m463 8y agoDetroit Electric - 1907 The granddaddy of electric cars which out-produced everyone. Nissan finally caught up in 2010. Tesla didn't outproduce it until 2012.