1769, French army engineer Cournot made the first steam-driven car.
177 1 year, France Lianzhu designed a steam engine tricycle.
1838, Englishman Hennert invented the world's first internal combustion engine ignition device, which was called a revolution in the history of automobile development.
1859, plante invented the lead-acid battery.
1860 French engineer Lorna invented the first electric ignition spark plug made of ceramic insulation.
1860, the Frenchman Renault made a car engine with gas as fuel.
1862 changan company was established.
1867, German engineer Otto successfully developed the world's first reciprocating piston four-stroke engine, 1885, and he gave up the patent.
1877, rover company was established.
1885, German karl benz bought Otto's patent for internal combustion engine, and successfully installed the internal combustion engine and accelerator on a tricycle frame designed by himself.
1886 65438+1On October 29th, the Patent Office in Mannheim, Germany approved Karl's patent application for the first single-cylinder three-wheeled car, with the certificate number of 37435, which is called the birth date of modern cars.
1887, Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company was established.
1888, the French Peugeot automobile company was founded and invented gear transmission and differential.
1890, Daimler company was established.
1896, Henry Ford successfully developed a two-cylinder four-wheeled vehicle.
1896, ABT company was established.
1897, Ransom E. Ozzie invested $50,000 to establish the Oldsmobile company.
1898, luis renault founded Renault Company and invented the automobile transmission shaft.
1899, Oldsmobile Company merged with Oldsmobile Engine Factory to establish Oldsmobile Factory.
1899, auguse horch Company was established (the father of Audi).
1899, fiat automobile company was established.
1902, Cadillac motor company was established.
1903, Buick Motor Company was established.
1903, Ford motor company was established.
1906, Rolls-Royce Motor Company was established.
During the period of 1908, Ford mass-produced Model T cars with low price, high safety performance and high speed by assembly line to promote mass consumption of automobiles.
1908, william durant combined 2 1 auto company, 1 auto parts company and1sales company, such as Buick, Oakland, Cadillac and Osby, to form the General Motors Company.
1909, Cadillac joined GM.
1909, bugatti automobile company was established.
Audi was born in 1909.
19 10, Alfa Romeo was founded (formerly known as Lombardy Automobile Factory).
19 1 1 year, chevron automobile company was established.
19 12 years, Cadillac launched an electronic ignition starter to make women fall in love with cars.
19 13, Ford motor company established an assembly line automobile assembly system, which greatly changed the world automobile manufacturing industry.
19 13 Andre Citroen founded Citroen, the inventor of serrated gears.
19 14, Maserati automobile company was established.
19 14 Cadillac launches the first American 8-cylinder engine.
19 14, Dodge Motor Company was established.
19 16, BMW was founded.
19 17, Lincoln brand was born.
19 19, Bentley Motor Company was established.
1920 Suzuki corporation of Japan was established.
Mazda Company, founded in 1920, is the only automobile company in the world that develops and produces rotary engines.
1920, Toyo Automobile Industry Corporation was established in Japan.
192 1 year, Maybach was born.
1924, British MG automobile company was established.
1925, Chrysler automobile company was established. The first convertible empire 80 came out.
1926 Mercedes-Benz and Daimler merged to form Daimler-Benz Company to produce "Mercedes-Benz" brand cars.
1927, Volvo Car Company was established.
1928, Chrysler acquired Dodge Brothers and became the third largest automobile company in the United States.
1929, Ferrari Motor Company was founded.
1929, Chrysler manufactured safety aluminum alloy wheels.
1930, Lorenz automobile company was established.
193 1 year, Porsche Motor Company was established.
1933, Audi merged with Horsey Company, Rover Company and DKW Automobile Company to form Automobile Alliance Company.
1933, the predecessor of Nissan-Senma Co., Ltd. was established.
1934, the first front-wheel drive car came out.
1935, Jaguar was founded.
1936, Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan began to produce automobiles.
1937, Toyota motor corporation was established.
1937, Volkswagen was founded.
1937, Isuzu Automobile Company was established.
1940, due to the world war, European car dealers turned to produce military vehicles.
194 1 year, Jeep automobile company was established.
1944, South Korea Kia Motors Corporation was established.
1948, Honda was founded.
1948, Land Rover was born.
1953, China No.1 automobile factory started construction.
1953, Subaru automobile was established.
1955, Deesse appeared at the Paris Motor Show.
1956, the first domestic jiefang truck was born in the first automobile factory.
1958, BAIC manufacturing company was established.
1958, the red-flag car was born.
1958, Chrysler pioneered the electronic fuel injection and ignition system.
1959, MINI was born.
1963, Lamborghini automobile company was established.
1965 established ALPINA company, which is mainly responsible for the adjustment and production of high-end cars based on BMW models.
1967, Hyundai Motor Company and daewoo motor Company were established.
1967, China No.2 automobile factory started construction.
1977, Babos company was established.
1982, pagani automobile company was established.
1983, Dodge introduced the world's first front-wheel drive van.
1984, Great Wall Motor Company was established.
1986, Alfa Romeo was acquired by Fiat Group.
1986, Geely Automobile Company was established.
From 65438 to 0986, Acura was born.
Finidi was born in 1989.
1993 Maserati was acquired by Fiat.
1994, Koenigsegg Automobile Company was established.
1994, Mercedes-Benz cooperated with Swatch Watch Company to build the smart brand.
1995, BYD Auto Company was established.
1996, mclaren automobile company was established.
1997, Shanghai general motors was established.
1997, Chery automobile company was established.
1998, Daimler-Benz merged with Chrysler, the third largest automobile company in the United States, to form Daimler-Chrysler.
1998, Volkswagen Group acquired Bugatti.
1998, Lamborghini is owned by Audi.
1999, Peugeot and Citroen merged to form Citroen Automobile Company.
1999, Lexus was born.
In 2002, Wuling Automobile Company was established. (The company's predecessor, Liuzhou Power Machinery Factory, was established in 1958)
In 2003, Rolls-Royce was acquired by BMW.
In 2003, Tesla Motors was founded.
In 2005, Nanjing Automobile Group acquired MG Rover Automobile Company.
In 2007, Shanghai Automobile Group acquired Nanjing Automobile Group.
In 2008, Porsche became a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.
George Barton debuted at 20 13.
20 14, Weilai Electric Vehicle Company was established.