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    Corvette History

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    Corvette is a sports car that is manufactured by general motors or known as Chevrolet witch is one of their branches. Back in General motors early days; the corvette was kind of the key for the Company in 1949. While Ford had sunk all their resources into the Ford Lincoln, and Mercury trying to recover from the number two spot, witch is right behind Chrysler. It was the perfect opportunity for general motors to emerge mightier that ever. And they did, after the war General motors went all the…

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    Not many people can say that they have truly affected the lives of all Americans; however, Henry Ford is a notable innovator who had an immense impact on virtually every American citizen. Modern day accessibility to transportation has shaped the lifestyle of the average human being by providing greater access to surrounding life, and this routine is only possible because of the many achievements of Henry Ford. Ford revolutionized American life in the twentieth-century by creating more accessible…

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    Manufacturers were offering increasingly sophisticated and beautiful vehicles. It was very fortunate for the few who lived in luxury during the Great Depression. The cars were more luxurious than the past cars with sleek and rounded bodies. The manufactures put more design, style and looks because that is what the customer demanded (Anything About Cars, n.d.). The manufacturing of the…

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    driverless cars. This story follows most of the trends that are happening today. These trends can be proven in many news articles. This short story has the same concept that many of these news articles have. These both have the same concepts about the price of the car, the ownership of the car, and how the cars help the disabled. Self driving cars are very expensive that only a few amount of people can own. “Of course, nobody knows the cost of totally self-driving cars. However, one report says…

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    “Henry ford Created the first mass-produced car” (St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2013). Using past knowledge and applying it to new situations Henry Ford helped change the industrial age. He grew up with nothing huge, just a normal family. He tinkered with steam watches as a kid to develop a skill of engineering at a young age. He used this skill to help him in his early jobs. Henry Ford was the Da Vinci of the early 1900’s as he impacted the industrial age with his vast engineering…

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    Those employed by a company had to work long hours and long days for an insufficient minimum amount of pay; consequently, little to no time was spent with the family. The “previous production of any item had typically involved one person gathering all the parts needed to complete…

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    time? Alfred P. Sloan and Lee Iacocca were a part of this impact on the automobile industry for two of the biggest companies in the world. Alfred P. Sloan was born in 1875 and became a part of the Hyatt Rolling Bearing Company where he became the president and general manager in 1899. After 17 years, the company merged with the United Motors Corporation that soon became General Motors Corporation. Lee Iacocca was born in 1924 and began working for Ford in 1946. He was Vice President in a few…

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    The first cars to be made were expensive, so they were unavailable to the average buyer, who could not afford them. In the early twentieth century, the Ford Motor Company created and produced the Model T. The Model T was more affordable, therefore making it more eligible to the middle class. Because Ford produced cheaper cars, more people were able to purchase their own car. This allowed for the middle class to make their own travel plans rather than just the rich. They were able to travel…

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    What Is Polaris?

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    508). In 1968, Textron, Inc. purchased Polaris and it wasn’t until 1980 that the president of Polaris bought the company back from Textron. At the end of 1995, Polaris reaches record sales of $1 billion. During 2011, Polaris acquired the Indian motor-cycle brand while hitting $2 billion sales (Polaris Industries Inc., 2016). Strategy According to the Polaris website, the strategy for Polaris is to “be a highly profitable, cus-tomer…

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    Theoretically, cars are the biggest invention of history changing the transport system of human beings. In the past, there were no vehicles, and therefore people used to walk while only a few lucky ones had the privilege of enjoying a horse ride. There were also horse wagons that were made to increase the number of persons who could be carried. However, in the year 1907, Henry Ford invented the first car model that was referred to as T model that allowed more people own the automobile. The T…

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