Where Imagination fits into the automotive supply chain

By _Imagination Blog

August 23, 2018

The car industry has been with us for over 100 years and it all started with the introduction of the combustion-engine powered car that Karl Friedrich Benz designed for Daimler in 1885. However, it was Henry Ford that brought the car to the masses, thanks to the introduction of the production line in 1908, a process that is still in use today. This development was key in driving the cost out of car production and making them affordable for the middle classes. Following this, there was a huge growth in the number of car manufacturers around the world. However, after the Second World War, the production lines used in the manufacture of war materials were repurposed for cars and the US car companies surged ahead, leading to the establishment of the ‘big three’, in the shape of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors.The first car, by Mercedes Benz

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