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The Cars That Made America

At GM, the focus turns tocapitalizing on war preparation while continuing to producecars...

[Narrator] At GM, the focus turns to
capitalizing on war preparation while continuing to produce
cars for the American consumer

Full Transcript

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- [Narrator] At GM,
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the focus turns to capitalizing on war preparation
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while continuing to produce cars for the American consumer.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:44
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E01 You know better than to think you're actually in charge. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
You know better than to think you're actually in charge...
S01 • E02 - And our assembly line upgrades should be proceeding - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- And our assembly line upgrades should be proceeding
S01 • E01 - You'll never run this company, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- You'll never run this company,
S01 • E01 (coughing) - The Cars That Made America 00:07
(coughing)
S01 • E01 - You don't look so good yourself. (coughing) - The Cars That Made America 00:15
- You don't look so good yourself. (coughing)
S01 • E02 For America, World War II is starting. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
For America, World War II is starting.
S01 • E01 - The influenza epidemic of 1918, 1919, - The Cars That Made America 00:11
- The influenza epidemic of 1918, 1919,
S01 • E02 - By the time Pearl Harbor comes, - The Cars That Made America 00:17
- By the time Pearl Harbor comes,
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The Spanish flu is the world's worst pandemic, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The Spanish flu is the world's worst pande...
S01 • E01 It kills nearly 700,000 Americans, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
It kills nearly 700,000 Americans,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] The German's head start in war production - The Cars That Made America 00:11
- [Narrator] The German's head start in war production
S01 • E01 Worldwide, half a billion people are infected, - The Cars That Made America 00:08
Worldwide, half a billion people are infected,
S01 • E02 Perhaps most important, the Big Three car makers. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
Perhaps most important, the Big Three car makers.
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America 00:07
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 And now the disease threatens to rob the country - The Cars That Made America 00:12
And now the disease threatens to rob the country
S01 • E02 - Actually, it's General Knudsen now. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- Actually, it's General Knudsen now.
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] Sloan, the man who hired Knudsen at GM, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] Sloan, the man who hired Knudsen at GM,
S01 • E01 (swing music) - The Cars That Made America 00:21
(swing music)
S01 • E02 - I came myself because I want to be sure you understand. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- I came myself because I want to be sure you understand.
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] But, as head of the Army's wartime supply, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- [Narrator] But, as head of the Army's wartime supply,