History of automobile

1. HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILES
Prepared by,
Bhaskar
Lecturer in Automobile Department
KPT Mangalore
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2. INTRODUCTION
 An automobile is a self propelled vehicle driven by an internal
combustion engine.
 Used for the transportation of passengers and goods on the
earth.
 Automobile engineering is a branch of engineering in which
we study all about the automobiles and have practice to propel
them.
 Mobile or Motive which means one which can move.
 Automobile means which itself can move.
 Different names for automobile are,
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3. ORIGINE OF THE WORD
 Automobile comes via the French language, from the
Greek language.
 By combining Auto [Self] and mobiles [moving].
 The alternative word car is believed to originate from
the Latin word “Carrus or Carrum [wheeled
vehicle]”.
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4. EARLY TRANSPORT
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5. HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE
 Steam-powered self-propelled vehicles were devised in the
late 17th century.
 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot A French Engineer demonstrated an
experimental steam-driven artillery tractor, in 1770 and 1771.
 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is called as the Father of Automobile.
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6.  By 1784 william murdoch had built a working model of a steam
carriage, and in 1801 richard trevithick was running a full-sized
vehicle on the road
 In 1865 Locomotive Act passed for self-propelled vehicles in UK
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HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE Continued…
1870, Austria: world's #1 gasoline-
run vehicle, the First Marcus Car

7. Steam Cars in 1990’s..
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HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE Continued…
Carl Benz
1885-built Benz Patent Motorwagen, the first car with an
internal combustion engine

9. Benz's "Velo" model (1894)
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Portrait of Henry
Ford (1919)
Ford Model T, 1927,
HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE Continued…

11.  In the 1950s, Ford developed a concept car Ford Nucleon
 This Nuclear-powered automobile was designed, based on the assumption
that future nuclear reactors would be smaller, safer, lighter and more
portable The design called for a "power capsule" located in the rear of the
car, charging stations replacing gas stations and 5,000 miles of driving
before recharging or replacing the fuel
 Ford never built the Nucleon -- only a model car half the size of a normal
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HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE Continued…

12. FORD Models..
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13. Pre War Era (1930-1948)
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Moriss Minor 1953

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HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE Continued…
1985 Mini
1967 NSU Ro 80

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17. INDIAN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY
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18.  The first car rolled out on the streets of Mumbai (then
Bombay) in 1898 three cars were imported in Mumbai
(India).
 Within decade there were total of 1025 cars in the city.
 Automobiles were imported till 1947
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INDIAN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY

19. 1942- Hindustan Motors incorporated
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INDIAN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY continued..

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INDIAN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY continued..
• 1944- Premier automobiles started
• 1945 Establishment of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co.
Ltd. to manufacture locomotives and other engineering
products.
• 1953- The Government of India decreed that only those firms
which have a manufacturing program should be allowed
to operate

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Tata Motors launches its first truck in collaboration with
Mercedes-Benz 1954

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Ashok Leyland
1948- First Vehicle in 1955

23. 1945: Mahindra & Mahindra a part of the Mahindra Group
and was established manufacture general-purpose utility
vehicles.
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• 1955- Only seven firms, namely, HM, API, ALL, SMPIL,
PAL, M& M and TELCO received approval.
• 1960 - 1970 - The two, three wheeler industry established
a foothold in the Indian scenario.

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•1981-Maruthi Udyoug Limited in coloboration with
Suzuki Japan Started manufacturing cars

26. DEVELOPMENTS..
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DEVELOPMENTS..

28.  India is the largest three-wheeler market in the world.
 India is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world
 India is the second largest tractor manufacturer in the world
 India is the 5th largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the
world.
 The number one global motorcycle manufacturer is in India
 India is the fourth largest car market in Asia
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PREESNT SCENARIO

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The Electric Car REVA

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Do we have too much ?

31. Indian Automobile Companies
 Ashok Leyland Ltd.
 Bajaj Auto Ltd.
 Hindustan Motors Ltd.
 TELCO.
 Premier Auto Ltd.
 Mahindra Mahindra Ltd.
 Kinetic Engineering.
 Maruthi Udyog Ltd.
 TVS Motors Ltd.
 Royal Enfield Ltd.
 Hyundai Motors.
 Daewoo Motors.
 Escorts Ltd.
 Eicher Motors.
 Suzuki Motors India.
 Yamaha Motors
 Swaraj mazda.
 Toyota Kirloskar Motors
 Skoda Auto India
 Volvo India

32.  Hero Honda Motors.
 Hero Motors.
 Force Motors Ltd.
 General Motors.
 FORD India.
 Fiat India.
 Punjab Tractors Ltd,
 TAFE Ltd.
 Hindustan Tractors Ltd.
 API Ltd.
Apollo Tyres.
Vikrant Tyres MRF Ltd.
Simpson Motors.
TVS Electricals
Piston India Ltd.
Carburettors India td.
Gabriel Industry

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The Cheapest CAR in the WORLD

34. The cheapest, Greenest and Healthiest VEHICLE
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The ever relying vehicle

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