This allowed more people to be able to.
afford them. Millions were sold. The automobile, once a rare luxury, was becoming a.
part of American life. It had a ripple effect on US industries. With the increase in.
automobiles, came an increase in related products. Large quantities of glass, rubber and.
steel were needed to produce the multitude of automobiles in demand by the public, and.
petroleum was needed to fuel them. Industries which made these products flourished. .
Also, the construction industry experienced a boom and new techniques of construction.
were invented. Roads and highways were built to accommodate the increasing traffic. .
Suburbs grew rapidly. Gas stations, motels, restaurants and other places were built to.
provide for those traveling by automobile.1.
Big business also greatly benefited from the automobile's ability to make some.
business techniques simpler. Corporations could now transport products further and.
faster for less money than before. This, in turn, allowed for wider market areas in.
commerce, selling more products to more people and generating a greater revenue. .
Globalization of products (assembling products from parts made worldwide) was also.
made easier.
The automobile helped the United States get out of The Great Depression and win.
the war. Two months after the US entered World War II, the last passenger car was.
made. The automobile industry was converted to wartime manufacture. The Office of.
Production Management (OPM) was now given the power to enforce its decisions on the.
war production of vehicles. The OPM, along with the War Production Board and The.
Automotive Council for War Production, supervised the conversion of peacetime.
automotive production to that of wartime. Chrysler Corporation mass-produced tanks. .
Many car companies made over two and a half million trucks for the military. General.
Motors produced nearly twelve billion dollars worth of military equipment, most of which.
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