Other scholars say that the first American car is generally considered to be the Duryea automobile built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company which was first demonstrated in Massachusetts in 1893 (pictured above). read more
William Durant had formed General Motors in 1908. In 1902 - 1903 the Ford Motor Company launched in a converted factory and built its first American car, the Model A. In 1908, the Ford Motor Company launched the Model T and in first year production sold over 10,000 cars. read more
The first carriage-sized automobile suitable for use on existing wagon roads in the United States was a steam-powered vehicle invented in 1871 by Dr. J.W. Carhart, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Racine, Wisconsin. read more