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The Cars That Made America

(swing music) The US car industry, led by Ford and GM, has become big business, selling...

(swing music) The US car industry, led by Ford and GM, has become big business, selling eight million cars
and netting billions in profits while creating a
national road system, the suburbs, and a middle-class

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The US car industry,
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led by Ford and GM,
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has become big business,
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selling eight million cars and netting billions in profits
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while creating a national road system,
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the suburbs, and a middle-class.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:37
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
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,
S01 • E02 - All civilian auto manufacturing stops now. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- All civilian auto manufacturing stops now.
S01 • E01 But the industry is starting to experience growing pains. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
But the industry is starting to experience growing pains.
S01 • E02 You're working for Uncle Sam and you should get used to it - The Cars That Made America 00:08
You're working for Uncle Sam and you should get used to...
S01 • E01 (coughing) - The Cars That Made America 00:07
(coughing)
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The Spanish flu afflicted millions, - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- [Narrator] The Spanish flu afflicted millions,
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America 00:09
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 John Dodge succumbs to the epidemic in 1920, - The Cars That Made America 00:15
John Dodge succumbs to the epidemic in 1920,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] Now, all of the Big Three are using their - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- [Narrator] Now, all of the Big Three are using their
S01 • E02 - There was a big chill on the automobile production - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- There was a big chill on the automobile production
S01 • E02 - All of these plants were turned to war production. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- All of these plants were turned to war production.
S01 • E01 - The Dodge Brothers were really geniuses in the field. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- The Dodge Brothers were really geniuses in the field.
S01 • E02 - [Reporter] Today they inspect some of the 15 hundred - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- [Reporter] Today they inspect some of the 15 hundred
S01 • E01 Unfortunately there's no way to see how far - The Cars That Made America 00:10
Unfortunately there's no way to see how far
S01 • E02 - There's a transformation and a retooling in Detroit - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- There's a transformation and a retooling in Detroit
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The tragedy gives Walter Chrysler - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- [Narrator] The tragedy gives Walter Chrysler
S01 • E02 It takes time and effort to reconstruct - The Cars That Made America 00:05
It takes time and effort to reconstruct
S01 • E02 Now gonna be manufacturing trucks, tanks, - The Cars That Made America 00:06
Now gonna be manufacturing trucks, tanks,
S01 • E01 - [Reporter] Mr. Chrysler, over here, please. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- [Reporter] Mr. Chrysler, over here, please.