does the automobile industry include maintenance of automobiles?
No
when did the automotive industry begin?
1890s
what two root words make up automotive?
"autos" and "motivus"
from which languages are they taken?
Greek and Latin
who came up with the term?
Elmer Sperry.
how many automobiles were in use by 1929?
32,028,500
what percent of those were produced by the U.S.?
over 90%
what are the organizations that make motor vehicles called?
The automotive industry
what percent of cars were produced by the u.s. after world war II?
about 75 percent
when was the U.S. overtaken by Japan?
In 1980